Biol251 w1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Question: In what structure does spermatogenesis take place? 2. Question: In the testes, sperm cells replicate and differentiate in the________ _. 3. Question: In men during sexual arousal, penile erections occur due to Nitric Oxide being released from what structures? 4. Question: What is the function of the seminal vesicles? 5. Question: The interstitial cells of the testes: 6. Question: What is the function of the epididymis? 7. Question: Around the age of 40 to 50 in men, a reductio...

1. Question: Without SRY expression, an embryo will develop: 2. Question: If the average length of a woman's ovarian cycle is 30 days, the average length of her uterine cycles is most likely ____ days 3. Question: What controls whether an embryo will develop testes or ovaries? 4. Question: All of the following statements concerning oogenesis are correct EXCEPT: 5. Question: What are the female gonads called? 6. Question: Why do estrogen levels fall after menopause? 7. Question: After ovul...

1. Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the three metabolic states of the body? 2. Question: Fever increases the body temperature and can induce chills to help cool the temperature back down. What other mechanisms are in place to regulate the body temperature? 3. Question: Which one of the following is NOT a water-soluble vitamin? 4. Question: The accumulation of how many calories adds one pound of weight? 5. Question: Which one of the following is NOT considered a Trace Miner...

1. Question: Which of the following is an anterior pituitary hormone? 2. Question: The adrenal glands are wedges of glandular and neuroendocrine tissue adhering to the top of the _________. 3. Question: In contrast to the nervous system, the endocrine system uses only one method of communication: _________ signaling. 4. Question: How can the anterior part of the pituitary gland control the secretion of thyroid hormones? 5. Question: The gonads produce what class of hormones? 6. Question: Th...

1. Question: In what structure does spermatogenesis take place? 2. Question: In the testes, sperm cells replicate and differentiate in the________ _. 3. Question: In men during sexual arousal, penile erections occur due to Nitric Oxide being released from what structures? 4. Question: What is the function of the seminal vesicles? 5. Question: The interstitial cells of the testes: 6. Question: What is the function of the epididymis? 7. Question: Around the age of 40 to 50 in men, a reductio...

1. Question: Without SRY expression, an embryo will develop: 2. Question: If the average length of a woman's ovarian cycle is 30 days, the average length of her uterine cycles is most likely ____ days 3. Question: What controls whether an embryo will develop testes or ovaries? 4. Question: All of the following statements concerning oogenesis are correct EXCEPT: 5. Question: What are the female gonads called? 6. Question: Why do estrogen levels fall after menopause? 7. Question: After ovul...

1. Question: The two regulatory mechanisms (controls) of the digestive system are _________ and _________ _. 2. Question: How many lobes does the liver have? 3. Question: The__________ is where chemical digestion begins. 4. Question: The correctly sequenced sections of the small intestine are: ____________, _____________ , ____________ 5. Question: The stomach is protected from self-digestion by the ____________ _. When this breaks down, _________ can form and be painful. 6. Question: Which...

1. Question: Which of the following is not considered an accessory organ of digestion? 2. Question: In which organ below does the majority of digestion occur? 3. Question: The stomach is protected from self-digestion by the . When this breaks down, can form and be painful. 4. Question: Where are carbohydrates first digested? 5. Question: Which organ below produces bile for use in digestion? 6. Question: Mechanical digestion occurs when food is broken into smaller pieces, but the chemical ma...

1. Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the three metabolic states of the body? 2. Question: Fever increases the body temperature and can induce chills to help cool the temperature back down. What other mechanisms are in place to regulate the body temperature? 3. Question: Which one of the following is NOT a water-soluble vitamin? 4. Question: The accumulation of how many calories adds one pound of weight? 5. Question: Which one of the following is NOT considered a Trace Miner...

1. Question: How is a zygote transported to the uterus? 2. Question: Which part of a mature sperm contains enzymes which digest the coverings surrounding the ovulated oocyte? 3. Question: All of the following events occur during the embryonic period of growth EXCEPT development of ________ _. 4. Question: "False labor" or Braxton Hicks contractions are weak, irregular contractions of the myometrium triggered by 5. Question: Which hormone is responsible for mammary gland development at...