Digestive
How many layers of smooth muscle does most of the digestive tract contain?
Two
Which of the three unpaired cartilages of the larynx is made up of elastic cartilage?
epiglottis
What is the structural and functional unit of the kidney?
nephron
Where is ADH and oxytocin produced?
hypothalamus
The delicate, finger-like projections at the open, ovarian end of the fallopian tube.
fimbriae
What do you call waves of muscular contractions that move along the length of the digestive tract?
Peristalsis
What do you call the gas exchange that occurs between the alveoli and capillaries?
external respiration
Blood exits the glomerulus through the _______.
efferent arteriole
The zona fasciculata of the adrenal gland produces _______.
cortisol
The name given to a mature follicle.
Graffian follicle
What do you call projections on the dorsum of the tongue, some of which house taste buds?
Papillae
What 3 things occur to inhaled air in the nasal cavity?
filtration
warming
humidification
Blood vessels at the boundary of the renal cortex and renal medulla?
arcuate arteries
_____________ are stimulated by GnRH to secrete ___________.
gonadotropes, FSH and LH
A crucial glycoprotein layer around an egg (oocyte) that allows only one sperm to fertilize.
zona pellucida
The largest salivary glands are the ________ glands.
Parotid
Describe respiratory epithelium.
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
Where is glucose reabsorbed?
PCT - proximal convoluted tubule
iodine and thyroglobulin
1. A temporary gland that forms in the ovary after ovulation.
2. What does this gland secrete?
1. corpus luteum
2. progesterone
Which portion of the stomach opens into the duodenum?
the pylorus
Name the three levels of branching (in order) after the trachea. (not primary, secondary, etc.)
main stem
lobar
segmental
What two things does the filtration barrier keep out of the filtrate?
1. cells
2. proteins
1. What condition results from the body making too little ADH?
2. What is another name for ADH?
1. diabetes insipidus
2. vasopressin
______ cells produce androgens that are converted to __________ by granulosa cells.
theca, estrogen