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132 Cards in this Set
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Glucose
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Body prefers to use glucose to make ATP
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Glucosuria
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The condition in which some glucose is lost in the urine
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Gonads
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Remain dormant until they are activated by secretions from The pituitary during this period
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Hepatocytes
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The specialized cell of the liver
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Hilum
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Where the renal artery, renal vein, lymphatics, in renal nerves enter and leave the kidney
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Ileum
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The part of the small intestine that joins to the large intestine
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Implantation
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The process in which a fertilized mass of cells attaches itself to the endometrial wall of the uterus
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Incisors
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The blade like teeth found at the center of the mouth that cut, Clip, and nip
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Ingestion
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The term for taking food into the mouth
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Incontinence
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Inability to control urination our defecation, most often because of weak pelvic floor muscle or nerve damage
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Kidneys
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The part of the urinary system filters waste products, toxins, and excess fluid from the bloodstream. Located on the posterior abdominal wall at the spinal level T 11 – L3
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Krebs cycle
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Krebs cycle is a series of chemical reactions facilitated by different enzymes that occur in the matrix of the mitochondria
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Lamina propria
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Layer of the mucosa consists of connective tissue, glands, nerve endings, blood vessels, and lymphoid tissue
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Large intestine
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Parts include a cecum, Appendix and Hepatic flexure
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Liver |
Largest organ in the abdomen |
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Lower respiratory tract |
The larynx, trachea, bronchi, and Alveoli |
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Luteinizing hormone |
Found in both men and women |
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Luteinizing hormone |
Found in both men and women |
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Mammary gland |
Glandular portion of the breast |
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Luteinizing hormone |
Found in both men and women |
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Mammary gland |
Glandular portion of the breast |
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Mastication |
The process of breaking the food into small pieces, chewing |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Nephrology |
The study of anatomy physiology and physiology of the kidney |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Nephrology |
The study of anatomy physiology and physiology of the kidney |
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Nephrons |
Each kidney is made up of about 1.25 million tubular, microscopic structures known as nephrons. If all the nephrons in the kidneys were laid into him they were extend about 90 miles. Does the actual filtering of blood inside the kidneys, |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Nephrology |
The study of anatomy physiology and physiology of the kidney |
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Nephrons |
Each kidney is made up of about 1.25 million tubular, microscopic structures known as nephrons. If all the nephrons in the kidneys were laid into him they were extend about 90 miles. Does the actual filtering of blood inside the kidneys, |
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Nephrons |
Filtration membrane allows water and solutes from the plasma to pass through but does not allow large structures such as proteins to pass through |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Nephrology |
The study of anatomy physiology and physiology of the kidney |
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Nephrons |
Each kidney is made up of about 1.25 million tubular, microscopic structures known as nephrons. If all the nephrons in the kidneys were laid into him they were extend about 90 miles. Does the actual filtering of blood inside the kidneys, |
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Nephrons |
Filtration membrane allows water and solutes from the plasma to pass through but does not allow large structures such as proteins to pass through |
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Nutrition |
The use of food for the growth and maintenance of the body |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Nephrology |
The study of anatomy physiology and physiology of the kidney |
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Nephrons |
Each kidney is made up of about 1.25 million tubular, microscopic structures known as nephrons. If all the nephrons in the kidneys were laid into him they were extend about 90 miles. Does the actual filtering of blood inside the kidneys, |
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Nephrons |
Filtration membrane allows water and solutes from the plasma to pass through but does not allow large structures such as proteins to pass through |
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Nutrition |
The use of food for the growth and maintenance of the body |
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Order of the three phases of the menstrual cycle |
Menstrual, Prolifeative, secretory |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Ovary |
Main female reproductive organ |
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Ovulation |
The process in which a follicle in the ovary ruptures and extrudes an ovum into the abdominal cavity |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Nephrology |
The study of anatomy physiology and physiology of the kidney |
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Nephrons |
Each kidney is made up of about 1.25 million tubular, microscopic structures known as nephrons. If all the nephrons in the kidneys were laid into him they were extend about 90 miles. Does the actual filtering of blood inside the kidneys, |
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Nephrons |
Filtration membrane allows water and solutes from the plasma to pass through but does not allow large structures such as proteins to pass through |
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Nutrition |
The use of food for the growth and maintenance of the body |
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Order of the three phases of the menstrual cycle |
Menstrual, Prolifeative, secretory |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Ovary |
Main female reproductive organ |
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Ovulation |
The process in which a follicle in the ovary ruptures and extrudes an ovum into the abdominal cavity |
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Pancreas |
Gland that lies posterior to the stomach and manufactures enzymes that help with the digestion of proteins, fat, and carbohydrates |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Nephrology |
The study of anatomy physiology and physiology of the kidney |
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Nephrons |
Each kidney is made up of about 1.25 million tubular, microscopic structures known as nephrons. If all the nephrons in the kidneys were laid into him they were extend about 90 miles. Does the actual filtering of blood inside the kidneys, |
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Nephrons |
Filtration membrane allows water and solutes from the plasma to pass through but does not allow large structures such as proteins to pass through |
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Nutrition |
The use of food for the growth and maintenance of the body |
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Order of the three phases of the menstrual cycle |
Menstrual, Prolifeative, secretory |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period |
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Ovary |
Main female reproductive organ |
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Ovulation |
The process in which a follicle in the ovary ruptures and extrudes an ovum into the abdominal cavity |
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Pancreas |
Gland that lies posterior to the stomach and manufactures enzymes that help with the digestion of proteins, fat, and carbohydrates |
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Parotid gland |
Salivary glands (literally means around the year), lies posterior to the mandibular ramus and in the front of the mastoid process of the temporal bone |
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Metabolic rate |
The rate the body uses energy for metabolic reactions |
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Micturition |
(urination) is a spinal reflex that can be facilitated or inhibited by higher brain centers. Parasympathetic action with voluntary control |
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Milk letdown reflex |
The reflex by which milk is secreted when an infant suckles the nipples |
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Minerals |
In organic elements required in small mounts in the body, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, zinc, fluoride, magnesium, and manganese |
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Nephrology |
The study of anatomy physiology and physiology of the kidney |
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Nephrons |
Each kidney is made up of about 1.25 million tubular, microscopic structures known as nephrons. If all the nephrons in the kidneys were laid into him they were extend about 90 miles. Does the actual filtering of blood inside the kidneys, |
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Nephrons |
Filtration membrane allows water and solutes from the plasma to pass through but does not allow large structures such as proteins to pass through |
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Nutrition |
The use of food for the growth and maintenance of the body |
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Order of the three phases of the menstrual cycle |
Menstrual, Prolifeative, secretory |
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Parts of the digestive tract |
Jejunum, cecum, colon |
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Parts of the digestive tract |
Jejunum, cecum, colon |
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Path Sperm travels |
Epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra |
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Parts of the digestive tract |
Jejunum, cecum, colon |
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Path Sperm travels |
Epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra |
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Path taken by food from the time of ingestion until defecation |
Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus |
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Parts of the digestive tract |
Jejunum, cecum, colon |
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Path Sperm travels |
Epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra |
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Path taken by food from the time of ingestion until defecation |
Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus |
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Perimetrium |
The outer layer of the uterus |
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Parts of the digestive tract |
Jejunum, cecum, colon |
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Path Sperm travels |
Epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra |
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Path taken by food from the time of ingestion until defecation |
Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus |
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Perimetrium |
The outer layer of the uterus |
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Peritoneum |
Serous membrane that lines that Abdominal cavity, mucous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity to preevent friction from the organs |
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Peristalsis |
Wave of the muscular contraction that travels along the length of the digestive tract, term for the rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles that propel products of digestion along the track from the esophagus to the anus |
