Biol251 week - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Question: Capillaries that have a perforated lining are called__________. 2. Question: Capillaries that are lined with phagocytes are called _________. 3. Question: The pulmonary arteries carry blood to the______. 4. Question: The following is a list of vessels. Place them in the order that blood would go through entering the systemic circulation. 1. Left ventricle 2. Aorta 3. Vena cavae 4. Pulmonary trunk 5. Pulmonary veins 6. Right atrium 7. Right ventricle 8. Left atrium 5. Question: _...

1. Question: A cross-sectional view of a kidney shows the outer _______ of the organ and the inner_______of the organ. 2. Question: The urinary system has some of the following roles in the human body: 3. Question: Which of the following statements is/are true of the urinary bladder? 4. Question: A normal urinalysis would include each of the following: 5. Question: The volume of filtrate formed by both kidneys per minute is termed the ____________ _ . 6. Question: Renin is released in respo...

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...

1. Question:Hormones produced and released from sex organs include which of the following? 2. Question:How many hormones are produced by the posterior pituitary? Question options: 3. Question: The development of a goiter indicates that _. 4. Question: The alpha cells of the pancreatic islets produce and secrete 5. _________. Question options: 6. Question: Which general type of hormone can easily pass through the cell membrane and into the cytoplasm of the cell? 7. Question: The function of...

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 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: The pH of a liquid is a measure of its acidity or alkalinity. The normal range of pH of blood is: 2. Question: What is the typical lifespan of a leukocyte? 3. Question: The term formed elements in blood includes which of the following? 4. Question: Which of the following is/are important in the process named coagulation? 5. Question: Which of the following is/are true of the molecule named hemoglobin? 6. Question: Which of the following is/are true of red blood cells? 7. Quest...

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: Hormones produced and released from sex organs include which of the following? 2. Question: In contrast to the nervous system, the endocrine system uses only one method of communication: _________ signaling. 3. Question: Hormones regulate certain target cell responses. These can include which of the following? 4. Question: One of the major functions of the adrenal glands is to respond to ________. 5. Question: The beta cells of the pancreatic islets produce and secrete _________...

1. Question: Production of less than 50 mL/day of urine is called ________. 2. Question: Diabetes insipidus or diabetes mellitus in very poor control would most likely be indicated by 3. Question: The following statement(s) is/are true of the act of micturition: 4. Question: A cross-sectional view of a kidney shows the outer _______ of the organ and the inner ______ of the organ. 5. Question: The volume of filtrate formed by both kidneys per minute is termed the ______________ . 6. Question...