Finals 1 Flashcards
the movement of food through the alimentary canal by smooth muscle is called
digestion
taking food in the body is
ingestion
the act of swallowing is known as
deglutition
the salivary gland that secretes the least amount of saliva
parotid
enzymes found in the saliva that partially digest carbohydrates
amylase
total number of permanent teeth
32
folds in the stomach is called
plicae circularis
the preponderance of digestion takes place in the
stomach
the absorption structure of the small intestine is
plicae
nerve supply of the posterior 1/3 of the tongue, both for the general and special sensation
glossopharyngeal nerve
peyer’s patches are aggregates of lymphoid tissues found in the
ileum
part of the colon that crosses the abdominal cavity from right to left side
transverse
specialized cells found in the mucosa of the stomach responsible for the production of pepsinogen
chief cells
folds found in the large intestine
huastra
which of the ff is NOT an accessory structure of the gastrointestinal tract
liver
the regulation of the pH is the control of which ion
calcium
the million microscopic collecting tubules make up the
nephrons
the renal artery divides into several branches that enter the parenchyma. In the renal columns are called
interlobar arteries
active form of vitamin D that help regulate calcium homeostasis
calciferol
in the ducts of renal pyramids, urine is directly collected by the
minor calyces
the urinary bladder wall is composed of 3 layers of this smooth muscle
detrussor muscle
structural and functional unit of the kidneys
nephrons
which of the ff materials is NOT being reabsorbed by the peritubular capillaries
cholesterol
nitrogenous waste product being commonly used as basis for determining the renal function
urea
urine production takes place in the
renal cortex
what is the epithelial lining of the urinary bladder
transitional epithelium
hormone that regulates sodium ion content of the extra cellular fluid
aldosterone
major intracellular ion
potassium and phosphate
the part of the male urethra within the urogenital diaphragm
membranous urethra
the right kidney is relatively lower that the left due to the
liver