Urinary System
Most water is reabsorbed from the filtrate in the
Proximal convoluted tubule
Causes production of angiotensin II
Renin
Type of pressure that forces urine through nephron
Hydrostatic
Age at which individuals become capable of sexual reproduction
Puberty
Menopause
Volume of plasma that is cleared of a specific substance per minute
Plasma Clearance
Hormone that decreases urine volume, increases blood volume and increases blood pressure
ADH
True or False: Extracellular fluid has a lower sodium content than intracellular fluid
False
Site of sperm production within the testes
Seminiferous tubules
What is the production of a secondary oocyte in the ovaries called?
Oogenesis
Site of renin production
Juxtaglomerular apparatus
Hormone that inhibits sodium reabsorption and inhibits ADH production
Atrial natriuretic hormone
Intracellular fluid makes up what percentage of total body weight
40%
Site of sperm cell maturation
Epididymis
True or False: The second meiotic division is completed durning oogenesis
False-not completed until sperm unites with secondary oocyte
Site of glucose and amino acid reabsorption
Proximal convoluted tubules
The collecting ducts becomes more permeable to water when what hormone increases
ADH
List the 3 routes of water loss
Cells that produce testosterone
interstitial (leydig) cells
Innermost layer of the uterus
endometrium
Reflex that detects stretch of bladder and then contracts the bladder and inhibits urinary sphincters
Micturition Reflex
Hormone stimulated by angiotensin II
Aldosterone
True or False: Increased osmolality triggers thirst and ADH secretion
True
A spermatocyte cell turns into a _______ cell after the second meiotic division
spermatid
What hormone drastically increases during ovulation
LH