Practice test 4 Flashcards
structure is suspended from the soft palate and helps to prevent food from entering the nasal cavity
uvula
where does filtrate first collect as it is filtered out of the glomerulus
glomerular bowman’s capsule
capsular space
type of strucutre that helps to increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestine
plicae
villi
microvilli
part of vulva is found anterior to the vestibule and composed of richly innervated erectile tissue
clitoris
structure is inferior to the cricoid cartilage and superior to the main bronchi
trachea
structure produce a fluid that nourishes sperm enhances their motility and constitutes 60% of semen volume
seminal glands
term used to describe organs like the kidneys and pancreas that lie outside of the peritoneal cavity behind the parietal peritoneum
retroperitoneal
type of nephron is less common, has a long nephron loop and is needed to produce concentrated urine
juxtamedullary
name of the membrane found on the surface of each lung
visceral pluera
name of passage through which a testis must descend on its way to the scrotum during development
inguinal canal
what hard susbstance covers the crown of a tooth
enamel
specific layer of supporting titssue surrounding the kidneys
fibrous capsule
perirenal fat
renal fascia
respiratory disease is caused by an infectious agent and results in the accumulation of pus and fluid in the alveoli
pneumonia
what glandular structures in mammary gland tissue produce milk
lobules
alveoli
what structure consists of smooth muscle, regulates the passage of material from the small intestine to the large intestine
ileocecal valve
exhalation (expiration) occurs when the
volume of thoracic cavity decreases
chief cells in the gastric pits of the stomach secrete
pepsinogen
what organ posses detrusor muscle and transitional epithelium
urinary bladder
the vocal cords vibrate and produce sound when air passes through an openning called the
glottis
what layer of the digestive tract is the primary layer involved in peristalis and segmentation
muscularis externa
renal columns, which separate renal pryamids are extensions of the
renal cortex
in order to fertilize an oocyte, sperm must penetrate the zona pellucida and a layer of granulosa cells called the
corona radiata
type 11 alveolar cells in the lung alveoli
produce surfactant
additional waste products can be added to the filtrate through exchange between the renal tubule and the
peritubular capillaries