Digestive System
This is found in saliva and it kills bacteria
What is lysozyme
This is the hormone that promotes hunger
What is Ghrelin
This is the main goal of glucose metabolism
What is producing ATP
This is the gene found on the Y chromosome
What is SRY
This is the name of the capsule that surrounds the ovary
What is the tunica albuginea
These are involuntary contractions that help move food through the digestive system
What is peristalsis
These are the two hormones involved in long-term appetite
What are Insulin and Leptin
This is the process in which lipids are catabolized in the mitochondria
What is beta oxidation
This structure in the testes acts as a counter-current heat exchanger
What is the paminiform plexus
This stage of puberty is marked by the onset of breast development
What is thelarche
All of the blood that circulates through the stomach and liver travels where before returning to the heart?
What is the liver
This fat-soluble vitamin promotes calcium absorption
What is vitamin D
What is NAD+
These are the two structures that the prostate gland surrounds
What are the urethra and ejaculatory duct
The antrum develops at this stage of follicular development
What is the teriary follicle
These are the cells that secrete digestive enzymes in the stomach
What are chief cells
This is the brain center involved in appetite control
What is the arcuate nucleus
Amino acids are able to enter the citric acid cycle in this form
What is a-ketoglutaric acid
The hormone _____ acts on ______ cells to stimulate the production of testosterone
LH and Interstitial cells
There is a surge in this hormone in response to a rise in estradiol
What is LH
Food in stomach causes G cells to secrete this hormone in order to promote the secretion of HCl and pepsinogen
What is gastrin
This is the process of synthesizing glucose from non-carbohydrates
What is gluconeogenesis
Without this structure the sperm would not be able to penetrate the egg
What is the acrosome
This hormone acts to stimulate the growth of the corpus luteum and promote the secretion of progesterone
What is HCG