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30 Cards in this Set
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Conical shaped structures are located in the renal medulla are called__________
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renal pyramids
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River & Egypt
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Bowman's capsule and the glomerulus make up the _________
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renal corpuscle
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the entire area in which the bowman's capsule lies.
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The region know as the macula densa is part of the _________ convoluted tubule.
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distal convoluted tubule
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D<---- for densa
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The basic functional unit of the kidney is the ______
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nephron
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has two parts that produce urine. one in the cortex, one in the medulla
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a glomerulus is a knot of capillaris that lies within the ____________
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Bowman's capsule
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____lies in renal corpuscle,glomerulus lies in ____________
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The process of urine ormation inovolves_________
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Filtration, reabsorption. and secretion.
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F>R>S>
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The primary function of the proximal convoluted tubule is _________ of ions, organic molecules, vitamins, and water.
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reabsorption
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R
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List the blood vessels that carry blood to the kidneys.
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Renal artery, segmental, interlober, arcuate, interlobular, affarent arterioles.
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R.A, S, Ilo, A, Ilu, A.A
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Substances larger than_______ are normally not allowed to pass through the filtration membrane.
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albumin proteins
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The role of countercurrent multiplication in the kidney is to produce a concentration gradiet that will allow the nephron to ptoduce a _______ filtrate.
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hyptonic
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rhymes with tonic
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The ureters and urinary bladder are lined by _______epithelium.
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transitional
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Measurement of the functions of a nephron reveals a glomerular pressure of 59mm Hg, and a pressure in the capsular space of 10mm Hg. Assuming that the plasma osmotic pressure is 25mm Hg, and that essentially no plasma proteins are filtered by the glomerulus, what is the net glomerular filtration pressure in this case?__________
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24 mm Hg
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The principal cation in intracellular fluid is _____
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K+ (potassium)
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Antidiuretic hormone stimulates _______ conservation by the kidneys.
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water
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Hypoventilation would cause ____________ acidosis.
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respiratory
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breathing
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A person who chronically consumes large amounts of antacids to settle an upset stomach masy risk _________alkalosis.
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metabolic
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When the pH of body fluids begins to rise, proteins will release a hydrogen from the___________group.
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carboxyl
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Projections of the tunica albuginea, known as septae, divide the testis into___________
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lobules
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Straight tubules originate at the seminiferous tubules and form a maze of passageways called the __________
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rete testis
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Interstitial cells produce _______
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androgens
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The process of spermiogenesis produces______
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spermatozoa
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S
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List the structures of the male reproductive tract___________
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testis, epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, accessory organs ( seminal vescicle, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland, scrotal sac, penis)
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The erectile tissue that surrounds the urethra is the ________
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corpus spongiosum
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The surge in luteinizing hormone (L.H) that occurs during the middle of the ovarian cycle triggers __________
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ovulation
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During the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle, a new _________is formed in the uterus.
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functional zone
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type of zone
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In the mammary gland, milk production occurs in the __________
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lacitiferous ductus
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lactate ductus
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The principal hormone secreted by the corpus luteum is __________
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progesterone
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pro.....
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Contraction of the cremaster muscle moves the ________closer to the body cavity.
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testes
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A boy who has not passed thought puberty sustains an injury to his anterior pituitary such that FSH is no longer released, but ICSH (LH) is normal. After the individual grows to maturity, one would expect that he would be ___________
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sterile
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During gastrulation, _________ layers are formed.
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embrionic germ
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