Respiratory System
The lower respiratory tract starts at the _________.
What is the larynx?
The two serous membranes that surround the heart
What is the parietal pericardium and epicardium (visceral pericardium)?
One of the functions of the lymphatic system is to produce, maintain & distribute _______(cell type) for an immune response
What are lymphocytes?
The tissue layers surrounding kidneys are to protect the soft solid organ, to anchor them to the body wall, and...
What is shock absorption?
The pampiniform plexus lowers temperature of blood arriving at testis through which artery?
What is a testicular artery?
Structure that connects nasal and oral cavities to larynx and esophagus.
What is the pharynx?
When the ventricles are relaxed, the AV valves are open and the ________ valves are closed
What are the semilunar valves?
The name of the vein where most lymph fluid re-enters the bloodstream
What is the subclavian vein?
The glomerular capsule is composed of two different layers and cell types called:
What is the parietal epithelium and visceral epithelium made of podocytes?
Sperm passes through the prostatic urethra, then to the ______ to get to the penile urethra
What is the membranous urethra?
Tissue type that lines the oropharynx and laryngopharynx
What is nonkeratinized (wet) stratified squamous epithelium?
This layer in the wall of blood vessels is always thicker in arteries than in the veins
What is the media (tunica)?
The ______ _______ collects lymph from all tissues inferior to the diaphragm and from the left side of the upper body.
What is the thoracic duct?
Function of the proximal convoluted tubule.
What is reabsorption of water, ions, and all organic nutrients?
Ovulation occurs when __________ ruptures and releases an oocyte into the peritoneal cavity.
What is a tertiary/mature/Graafian follicle?
The structural opening to the larynx bordered by vocal folds.
What is the glottis?
Smaller diameter arteries will become ________ which still have two layers and lead blood into capillaries
What are arterioles?
A gland that differentiates T-cells from stem lymphocytes.
What is the thymus?
The collecting duct is composed of what tissue
What is simple cuboidal epithelium?
Three regions of the fallopian tubes
What is the infundibulum with fimbria, ampulla, isthmus?
Inhalation occurs when respiratory muscles______ the ribs and ______ the diaphragm.
What is elevate and flatten?
Name the two superficial veins in the leg
What are the great saphenous and small saphenous veins?
______ _______ are lymphatic organs that filter lymph fluid on its way back to the bloodstream.
What are lymph nodes?
Function of the ureters
What organ is responsible for movement of urine to the bladder via peristalsis?
The layer and sublayer that are built up and sloughed off monthly when an adult female is not pregnant.
What is the functional zone of the endometrium?