mod 11

Question 1

function of urinary system

Answer 1

storage of urine, excretion of urine, regulates ion balance

Question 2

nephron

Answer 2

the smallest functional unit of the kidney

Question 2

where are the kidneys and what protects them

Answer 2

located in the retroperitoneal position, protected by floating ribs, 2 layers of fat, and a fibrous capsule

Question 2

functions of renal corpuscle

Answer 2

filtration of blood

Question 2

what is the urinary tract

Answer 2

transports urine outside of body including ureters, urethra, bladder, and urethra

Question 2

where are the ureters

Answer 2

retroperitoneal, located in pelvis

Question 2

functions of the renal tubules

Answer 2

reabsorption

Question 3

which urethral sphincter is under voluntary control

Answer 3

external is voluntary
internal is involuntary

Question 3

how do we urinate

Answer 3

when the bladder is full stretch receptors send signals to pons, detrusor muscle is stimulated to contract and squeeze out urine

Question 3

what is the detrusor muscle

Answer 3

muscle that contracts to release urine

Question 3

what is trigone

Answer 3

stationary region that directs urine to urethra

Question 4

perineum

Answer 4

diamond-shaped space split into urogenital triangle and anal triangle

Question 4

gametes

Answer 4

sperm/eggs

Question 4

gonads

Answer 4

testes and ovaries

Question 5

bulbospongiosus muscle

Answer 5

covers corpus spongiosum and bulb of vestibule

Question 6

ischiocavernosus muscle

Answer 6

covers corpora cavernosa

Question 7

where do eggs usually fertilize and where do they implant

Answer 7

fertilize in the infundibulum they implant in the body of the uterus

Question 8

where is the cervix

Answer 8

inferior to isthmus and superior to external os

Question 8

layers of the uterus

Answer 8

perimetrium, myometrium, endometrium

Question 8

parts of the uterus

Answer 8

fundus, body, isthmus, cervix, external os, and vagina

Question 9

where is the vagina

Answer 9

inferior to cervix

Question 10

what are the ligaments associated with the ovaries and uterus

Answer 10

round ligaments, broad ligament, suspensory ligament, ovarian ligament

Question 10

lactiferous ducts

Answer 10

collects milk from lobules within each lobe and carries it to the nipple

Question 11

lactiferous sinuses

Answer 11

enlarged region where milk accumulates during nursing

Question 12

glands that contribute to seminal fluid

Answer 12

seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands

Question 12

cremaster muscle

Answer 12

elevates or lowers testes

Question 13

what pathway does the ductus deferens take

Answer 13

runs from epididymis into pelvic cavity behind your bladder and connects to your urethra through a structure called the ejaculatory duct

Question 13

what are the three parts of the male urethra

Answer 13

prostatic, membranous, spongy

Question 13

erectile tissues

Answer 13

corpora cavernosa

Question 13

what is the prostate gland and where is it

Answer 13

corpus spongiosum