MLAT 2019 - Anatomy - Final Exam Review
A gamete contains ____ pairs of chromosomes - ANS-23
sperm production is called - ANS-spermatogenesis
Sperm production occurs in the - ANS-seminiferous tubules
the ____ surrounds the urethra in a male - ANS-prostate
____ is formed at the site of ovulation - ANS-corpus lutem
sperm maturation depends on ____, the hormone that controls it - ANS-testosterone
____ glands are located interior to the prostate gland - ANS-bulbourethral
____ are gametes produced by the ovaries - ANS-ova
fertilization of an egg occurs in the - ANS-fallopian tubes
secondary sexual characteristics in the female are stimulated by - ANS-estrogen
the hormone detected to indicate pregnancy - ANS-human chorionic gonadotropin
the hormone ____ stimulates red cell production in bone marrow - ANS-erythropoietin
erythropoietin is produced in the - ANS-kidneys
kidney cells convert ____ to its active form - ANS-vitamin D
the ____ surrounds each kidney to protect against blows - ANS-perirenal fat capsule
the ____ keeps kidneys in the correct anatomical position - ANS-adipose capsule
the term ____ refers to kidneys that drop to a lower anatomical position -
ANS-nephroptosis
outer region of the kidneys - ANS-renal cortex
, inner region of the kidneys - ANS-medulla
the ____ is the region where newly formed urine collects before it flows to the ureters -
ANS-renal pelvis
the ____ of the heart points toward the left hip - ANS-apex
muscular wall of the heart - ANS-myocardium
major function of the thymus is to produce - ANS-T cells
largest lymphatic organ - ANS-spleen
the ____ work with the immune system, protecting against entry of pathogens to the
digestive system - ANS-peyer's patches
____ are made from cholesterol and use more cholesterol than any other single bodily
function - ANS-bile salts
Detoxified substances and waste products which are removed from the body by the liver
are disposed of in the _____. - ANS-bile
the primary function of the loop of henle is reabsorption of ____ and ____ - ANS-water
and salts
____ fluid refers to CSF, serous fluid, and lymph - ANS-interstitial
the only cation in the extracellular fluid which makes an important contribution to
osmotic pressure is - ANS-sodium
the ____ returns blood from the body regions below the diaphragm - ANS-inferior vena
cava
the ____ supply the heart muscle itself with oxygen - ANS-coronary arteries
the electrical signal in a normal heart travels from the ____ to the ____ then reaches the
____ then travels down the ____ to the ____ - ANS-SA node, AV node, bundle of His,
bundle branches, purkinje fibers
immunity created by your own immune system is called ____ immunity - ANS-active
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