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30 Cards in this Set
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Mucosa, muscular, and fibrous adventitia are layers of what organ?
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Bladder
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A pigment metabolite that is responsible for the color of urine.
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Urochrome
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3) A condition caused by Diabetes mellitus in which body cells are unable to absorb glucose from the blood.
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Glycosuria
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4) The presence of excessive amounts of the by-products of fat metabolism.
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Ketonuria
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5) Hardened cell fragments that are flushed out of the urinary tract.
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Casts
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6) The major homeostatic organ of the body.
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Kidney
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7) Drains urine from the kidneys.
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Ureters
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8) In urine formation, filtration is the role of what?
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Glomerulus
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9) The anatomically functional units responsible for urine formation.
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Nephrons
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10) Drains the bladder and is a urine conduit to the body exterior.
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Urethra
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11) This region of the bladder has two ureteral and one urethral orifice.
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Trigone
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12) The process in which urine empties from the bladder.
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Micturition
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13) Part of the nephron that contains an ascending portion and a descending portion.
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Loop of Henle
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14) A condition often seen in cases of uncontrolled hypertension or kidney infection.
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Albuminuria
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15) The presence of white blood cells in the urine.
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Pyuria
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16) A condition seen in cases of hepitis or bile duct blockage.
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Bilirubinuria
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17) The yellow color of urine is due to ________.
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Urochrome
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18) The largest component of urine by weight, other than water, is ________.
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Urea
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19) The mass of a specific volume of liquid.
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Specific gravity
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20) A by-product of bacterial metabolism; useful in early detection of bladder infections.
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Nitrites
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The mechanical and chemical receptors that control digestive activity are located:
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In the walls of the tract organs
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The chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown are called:
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Digestion
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The sheets of peritoneal membrane that hold the digestive tract in palce are called:
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Mesenteries
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The capillaries that nourish the epithelium and absorb digested nutrients lie in the:
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Lamina propria
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Hydrochloric acid is secreted by which of the secretory cells of the stomach?
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Parietal cells
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Nervous control of gastric secretion is provided by:
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The vagus nerve and enteric plexus
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Which of the following enzymes is specific for proteins?
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Trypsin
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After eating French fries, buttered toast, ice cream, and whole milk. Which of the following glands would be active in helping you to digest this food?
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The pancreas
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A baby is admitted to the hospital with a history of projectile vomiting after each feeding. On examination, it is found that the sphincter controlling food passage from the stomach to the duodenum is thickened and does not open readily. Because of the baby's loss of gastric juice, his blood probably indicates:
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Alkalosis
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Hormones that inhibit gastric secretion include:
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Secretin
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