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Module 12 Flashcards

1
Q

What cells are responsible for monitoring BP levels?

A

Granular cells

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2
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What is the main function of the proximal convoluted tubule?

A

Reabsorption of putting things back into peritubular capillaries that we do not want to get rid of

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3
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What do intercalated cells monitor?

A

Acid-base balance

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4
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What do principle cells monitor?

A

Salt & water

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5
Q

Which hormone increases your BP?

A

Angiotensin II

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6
Q

Where is the common site for bladder infections?

A

Trigone

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7
Q

Which sphincteric is the only one under voluntary control?

A

External urethral sphincteris

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8
Q

Glucose clearance should be ___ from the kidneys?

A

Zero

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9
Q

Where do electrolytes dissasociate?

A

In water

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10
Q

What is hypotonic hydration

A

too much water

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11
Q

What does electrolyte balance mean?

A

Salt balance

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12
Q

What is the main cation found in cells?

A

Potassium

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13
Q

What is the most abundant mineral in the body?

A

Calcium

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14
Q

What increases our bone calcium?

A

Calcitonin

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15
Q

What increases our blood calcium levels?

A

PTH

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16
Q

What is the normal blood pH?

A

7.45

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17
Q

What pH level is considered alkalosis?

A

Above 7.45

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18
Q

What pH level is considered acidosis?

A

Below 7.36

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19
Q

What carbon dioxide levels should we have in our body?

A

between 35 and 45

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20
Q

What produces sperm and testosterone?

A

Testes

21
Q

What are the male accessory sex glands?

A

Seminal vesicles, prostate and bulbourethral glands

22
Q

Where is the site of sperm production?

A

Seminiferous tubules

23
Q

Where does sperm learn to swim?

A

Epidymis

24
Q

What is the foreskin?

A

Loose skin covering the glans

25
Q

What is the glans penis?

A

Tip or the end

26
Q

Where is a vasectomy done?

A

ductus differens

27
Q

What is Graafian?

A

When a follicle is ready for ovulation

28
Q

Where is the site of fertilization of an egg?

A

Ampulla

29
Q

What is the narrow region where the uterine tube meets the vagina?

A

Isthmus

30
Q

What are the 3 parts of the uterus?

A

Body, fundus, isthmus, cervix

31
Q

What is the endometrium?

A

Mucosal lining that is shed during menstruation

32
Q

Where is the urethra embedded?

A

The anterior wall

33
Q

What is the clitoris

A

erectile tissue hooded by a prepule

34
Q

What is the glans clitoris

A

exposed portion

35
Q

What is the perineum?

A

Diamond-shaped region between pubic arch and coccyx

36
Q

What is menarche?

A

A woman’s first period

37
Q

Inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney is referred to as

A

Glomerulonephritis

38
Q

The major work of urine formation is performed by the nephrons?

A

true

39
Q

Most glucose molecules that enter the filtrate are reabsorbed in the ?

A

Proximal convoluted tubule

40
Q

Where is the kidney located?

A

retropineritoneal in the superior lumbar region

41
Q

The right kidney is lower than the left?

A

True

42
Q

From the collecting ducts of the nephrons, urine drains directly into?

A

minor calyces

43
Q

The kidneys help regulate blood pressure by adjusting blood volume?

A

True

44
Q

The proximal convoluted tubes are continuous with the ascending limb of the nephron loop?

A

False

45
Q

Most solutes in body fluids are?

A

electrolytes

46
Q

The most abundant buffer system in blood plasma and intracellular fluid is the?

A

Protein buffer system

47
Q

The slowest mechanism for removing excess acids from the body fluids is?

A

Urinary excretion

48
Q

Urine drains from the urinary bladder via the?

A

urethra

49
Q

Urine is expelled from the body by a process called

A

micturition

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