Urinary System
Outer layer of kidney substance
What is Renal Cortex?
Divided into nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
What is the pahrynx?
Mechanisms that reverse the direction of a change in a physiological system
What is Negative feedback?
Food undergoes which of the following types of processing in the body?
A. Digestion only
B. Absorption only
C. Metabolism only
D. Digestion, absorption, and metabolism
D. Digestion, absorption, and metabolism Correct
The partition that divides the nasal cavities is called the:
A. nasal septum
B. external nares
C. conchae
D. vestibule
A. nasal septum. Correct
Movement of substances out of renal tubules into blood in peritubular capillaries
What is Reabsorption?
function: Exchange of gases between air and blood
What is the alveoli?
Plays an important role in the development and function of the body’s immune system
What is the thymus?
The layer of the digestive tract that generates peristalsis is the:
A. serosa.
B. muscularis.
C. submucosa.
D. mucosa.
B. muscularis. Correct
Urine is voided involuntarily; a common bladder control problem in elderly people
What is urinary continence?
Stimulates the tubules to reabsorb sodium at a faster rate
What is aldosterone?
_____ on mucosal cells beat in only one direction, moving mucus upward to pharynx for removal
What is Cilia?
Secretes the following hormones:
Epinephrine (Epi), or adrenaline
Norepinephrine (NR)
What is adrenal medulla?
The sequence of sections of small intestine through which food passes would be:
A. duodenum, jejunum, ileum.
B. duodenum, ileum, jejunum.
C. jejunum, ileum, duodenum.
D. jejunum, duodenum, ileum.
A. duodenum, jejunum, ileum. Correct
Mrs. Sen's first name?
What is Channary?
Movement of substances into urine in the distal and collecting tubules from blood in peritubular capillaries
What is secretion?
About 12.5 cm (5 inches) long
What is the pharynx?
Increase blood sodium and decrease body potassium concentrations by accelerating kidney tubule reabsorption of sodium and excretion of potassium.
What is mineralocorticoids/Aldosterone?
Enamel is found in the:
A. root of the tooth.
B. crown of the tooth.
C. neck of the tooth.
D. gingiva of the tooth.
B. crown of the tooth. Correct
The distal convoluted tubules are:
A. the part of the nephron between the nephron loop and the collecting tube.
B. part of the renal corpuscle.
C. the cup-shaped outer region of the nephron.
D. a straight part of the renal tubule.
A. the part of the nephron between the nephron loop and the collecting tube. Correct
Passage of urine from body (also called urination or voiding)
What is micturition?
Passive transport process of _______ is responsible for the exchange of gases that
occur during respiration
Diffusion
The endocrine system consists of glands that:
A. release chemicals into ducts.
B. release chemicals carried by the blood.
C. release chemicals into body cavities.
D. release chemicals into the brain.
B. release chemicals carried by the blood. Correct
The semisolid mixture in the stomach is called:
What is Chyme?
The nephron is composed of the:
A. renal corpuscle and renal capsule.
B. renal capsule only.
C. renal tubules and renal capsule.
D. renal corpuscle and renal tubules
D. renal corpuscle and renal tubules