Genitourinary Systems Flashcards
What’s the effect of antidiuretic hormone?
More water is retained; less water is excreted
Which hormones control the production of ova?
Follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
What’s the primary function of the urinary system in the body?
It removes excess water and water-soluble waste products from the body
What are male gametes, composed of a head, midpiece, and tail, called?
Spermatozoa
What’s the function of the prostate gland?
It produces seminal fluid
What’s the function of the ureter?
It transports urine to the urinary bladder
An animal would be in the state called _____ if it has plenty of weather and diluted urine.
Diuresis
Interstitial cells in the testes produce:
Androgens
Choose the best description of the function of the urethra in males and females.
It transports urine in males and females; transport semen in males
what’s the effect of angiotensin?
Vasoconstriction and aldosterone production
What’s the function of the placenta?
It exchanges nutrients and wastes between mother and developing fetus
Meiosis produces _____ daughter cells.
Four genetically unique haploid
What’s the site of ova maturation in most species?
Follicles inside the ovary
How do muscles in the bladder wall and the bladder sphincter function during the process of urination?
Bladder wall muscles contract; sphincter muscles relax
After being filtered out of the blood in the kidneys, the water is resorted back into the blood because of:
Osmosis
