Past exam questions🎓 Flashcards
Where is urine transported from the bladder to the outside of the body?
Urethra
Where does the fine tuning of water recovery or disposal in the renal system occur?
The collecting ducts
What is the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism?
Where aldosterone prompts the kidney to reabsorb sodium
What is the serous membrane that covers the lungs?
Visceral plura
What is the result of aerobic respiration?
ATP and H2O
What is the function of the conchae in the nasal cavity?
Increases surface area
Where are fat digesting enzymes produced?
Pancreas
Where does the urethra pass through the pelvic floor?
External urethral sphincter
What are the two passive transport types?
Diffusion and filtration
What is not a pulse point?
Renal artery
What is not involved in the swallowing reflex?
Pharynx
Where does protein digestion begin?
Stomach
What do brain cells rely on for fuel?
Glucose
What is the normal amount of air exchanger during normal quiet breathing?
500ML
What is the primary structure found within the medulla?
Loop of Henle
How are orally administered drugs absorbed?
Into the plasma via the small intestine
What happens when the ventricles contract?
The bicuspid valve prevents blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium
Where does propulsion occur?
The alimentary canal
What is not typically reabsorbed by the tubules?
urea
What is the gluteal region?
Buttock
What is the opening of the large intestine?
Anus
