Biol 251 week Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

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: 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: How soon after drinking a large glass of water will a person begin increasing their urine output? 2. Question: What is the major cation found in the extracellular fluid? 3. Question: How are most electrolytes typically lost? 4. Question: The largest amount of water leaves the body through this route. 5. Question: Solute contributes to the movement of water between cells and the surrounding medium by what force? 6. Question: Where is most of the body's calcium found? 7. Questi...

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: 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: 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: 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: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...