Urinary System
What is the main working unit of the kidney that filters blood and forms urine?
Nephron
Which lipid combination is most common in the cell membrane?
Phospholipids and cholesterol
Which group below is not a protozoan: Ciliates, Flagellates, Cocci, Apicomplexans?
Cocci
Which hormone stimulates red blood cell production?
Erythropoietin
Which term in muscle names refers to how many heads (origins) a muscle has?
"-ceps" (e.g., biceps, triceps)
Which hormone reduces urine output by increasing water absorption in the kidneys?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
What is the final product of transcription inside a cell?
mRNA
Which worm is responsible for a disease that clogs lymphatic vessels?
Filaria
What kind of protein helps transport substances by changing shape?
Transporter
What part of the nail is responsible for nail growth?
Proximal end of the nail (under the skin)
In what part of the nephron does the initial filtering of blood occur?
Glomerulus
What effect does osmosis have on solute concentration across a membrane?
It decreases the gradient
Polio is caused by what type of microbe: bacterium, prion, or virus?
Virus
What happens during repolarization of a neuron?
Potassium channels open
Which skull bone contains the hole where the spinal cord exits the skull?
Occipital bone
Which of these is not a job of the urinary system: pH balance, waste removal, body temperature regulation, or blood pressure control?
Body temperature regulation
Which protein in the membrane allows water to cross it easily?
Aquaporin
What compound, made by most cells, plays a local role in inflammation?
Prostaglandins
What hormone deficiency leads to excessive thirst and urination (diabetes insipidus)?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
In a lever system, what body part serves as the fulcrum?
The joint
What structure moves urine from each kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
Which organelle builds ribosomes inside the cell?
Nucleolus
Which is the most common blood cell type found in a healthy human?
Red blood cells
Where do signals from the skin go for interpretation in the brain?
Somatosensory area of the parietal lobe
Where is the spongy bone located in a long bone?
The ends (epiphysis)