This type of cell regulates the acid-base balance of blood.
Intercalated cells
What are the gonads for male and female
Testes and ovaries
Name the structure that temporarily stores urine.
Urinary bladder
When maternal and paternal chromosome pairs are randomly aligned in each cell, this describes what?
Independent assortment
What does lipase digest
Fat
What type of tissue is the mucosa layer of the ureters made out of?
Transitional epithelium
What is the difference between fraternal and identical twins?
Fraternal: Two sperm cells fertilize two separate egg cells
Identical: The embryo splits in two and each embryo then develops independently
Which part of the nephron best deals with secretion?
Distal convoluted tubule
True or False: Haploid cells 23 pairs of chromosomes
False
What do Duodenal mucosa cells secrete in response to fatty chyme?
CCK
What conclusion can you come to if a person has a specific gravity of 1.033?
They are dehydrated
Which process and phase does independent assortment occur in?
Meiosis I & Metaphase I
Where do substances flow during tubular secretion?
Substances move from blood to filtrate in renal tubules and collecting ducts
What result does the acrosome cap serve on the sperm?
Digestive enzymes to help penetrate secondary oocyte
What is the most common form of motion/motility in the small intestine after a meal?
Segmentation (mechanical breakdown)
Why are women more likely to experience UTIs compared to men?
The location of female urethra predisposes it to colonization by fecal bacteria
Which process and phase does crossing over occur in?
Meiosis I & Prophase I
If you were on a vegetarian diet, how would that affect the pH of your urine?
Decrease acidic
When does spermatogenesis start and stop for males?
Begins during puberty and continues through old age
Which digestive processes take place in place in the small intestine
Digestion, absorption, segmentation, propulsion
What three stimulatory events must occur for micturition to happen?
-Contraction of detrusor by ANS
-Opening of internal urethral sphincter by ANS
-Opening of external urethral sphincter by somatic nervous system
What is the end result of mitosis?
2 diploid identical cells
What is the difference between urinary competence and urinary retention?
Urinary retention: Bladder is unable to expel urine
urinary competence: Urine leaks involuntarily
Trisomy 21 occurs as a result of what?
nondisjunction of gamete: Failure of separation of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids
Name the phase that relates to the phase below and if it's inhibitory or stimulatory
The rise of pH and food chemicals activate chemoreceptors
Stimulates gastric phase