Study Guide Hcc145 Ch. 5-9 Test 5/4/15

Front 1

What does Renin do?

Back 1

• Raises blood pressure by influencing Vasoconstriction(narrowing of blood vessels)
  

Front 2

Epiglotis

Back 2

• cartilaginous flap of tissue
• covers the Top of the trachea to prevent food from entering trachea

Front 3

3 parts of small intestine & length

Back 3

• Duodenum- 1ft
• Jejunum- 8ft
• Ileum- 11ft

Front 4

3 parts of the stomach

Back 4

• Fundus-upper portion
• Body-middle section
• Antrum-lower portion

Front 5

The Esophagus connects what to what

Back 5

Pharynx to stomach

Front 6

What are sphincter muscles and name 2 in the GI tract

Back 6

• A sphincter is a circular ring of muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening
• Lower esophageal sphincter(LES)- from esophagus to stomach
• Pyloric sphincter- from stomach to duodenum

Front 7

What accessory organ is both an exocrine gland and endocrine gland

Back 7

Pancreas

Exocrine gland-

Secretes enzymes to digest starch, fat & proteins

Endocrine gland-

• Secretes insulin to help release sugar from blood.
• Acts as carrier to bring Glucose to body cells for energy

Front 8

What is Rugae & where is it found?

Back 8

• Ridges on the hard palate and the wall of the stomach
• It increases surface area for digestion
• contains digestive glands that secrete enzymes to begin digestion

Front 9

Laymans term for pharynx?

Back 9

Windpipe

Front 10

Appendix location & quadrant

Back 10

• blind pouch hanging from the cecum
• Located in right lower quadrant (RLQ)

Front 11

Trigon location & definition

Back 11

• Base of bladder
• Ureters enter and the urethra exits

Front 12

Absorption

Back 12

Passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream

Front 13

Digestion

Back 13

Breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms

Front 14

Ingestion

Back 14

Complex food taken into the mouth

Front 15

Elimination

Back 15

The removal of indigestible materials via feces

Front 16

Glomerulus definition & containment

Back 16

• Tiny balls of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in the kidney
• Contains water glucose salts & urea

Front 17

Bowman Capsule definition & location

Back 17

Tiny cup like structure

Surrounds each glomerulus

Front 18

Name of the working unit of the kidneys

Back 18

Nephron

Front 19

When urine is slightly acidic it is considered?

Back 19

Normal urine

Front 20

Outer most cover of a kidney

Back 20

Cortex

Front 21

Urethra definition & location

Back 21

• Tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
• Is 1 1/2 in long and lies anterior to the vagina and vaginal meatus

Front 22

Ureters

definition & location

Back 22

• 1 of 2 muscular tubes about 16 to 18 inches long
• Leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Front 23

EPO

definition & function

Back 23

Erythropoietin (EPO)-

hormone secreted by kidneys to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow

Front 24

Zygote

Back 24

Stage in prenatal development from fertilization & implantation up to 2 weeks

Front 25

Embryo

Back 25

Stage in prenatal development from 2 to 8 weeks

Front 26

Fetus

Back 26

Stage in prenatal development from 8 to 39/40 weeks

Front 27

Bartholin's gland definition & location

Back 27

• Two small rounded glands on the side of the vaginal orifice
• Produce mucous secretion that lubricates the vagina

Front 28

Name of fingerlike ends of fallopian tubes

Back 28

Fimbrial

Front 29

Name a female gonads

Back 29

Ovaries

Front 30

End of menstruation permanently

Back 30

Menopause

Front 31

Very 1st menstrual period

Back 31

Menarche

Front 32

3 stages of labor

Back 32

• Dilation & thinning of cervix
• Birth of infant
• Delivery of placent

Front 33

Uterus

location

Back 33

Middle of the abdomen between the corpus & cervix

Front 34

What is the Vulva

Back 34

• External female genitalia
• Includes the labia Hyman clitoris and vaginal orifice

Front 35

Prostate definition & location

Back 35

• gland that secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm
• Between the bladder & penis

Front 36

Male gonads are called

Back 36

Testes

Front 37

What is a Vasectomy?

Back 37

• Bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens.
• Makes a male sterile.

Front 38

Male Urethra

Definition & location

Back 38

• Carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
• Extends downward through the prostate gland to the urinary meatus at the tip of the penis

Front 39

Male Bowman Capsule

definition & location

Back 39

• Cup like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the Mammalian kidney
• 1st step in filtering blood from the urine

Front 40

Define Impotence

Back 40

Inability of the adult male to achieve an erection

Front 41

Procedure that removes the foreskin from the penis

Back 41

Circumcision

Front 42

Male hormone

Back 42

Testosterone

Front 43

Other name for Cowpers Gland

Back 43

Bulbourethral glands