Urinary/Reproductive Systems Flashcards

1
Q

The urinary system consists of :

A

2 kidneys
2 ureters
1 urinary bladder
1 urethra.

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2
Q

The _______ filter the blood of toxins and transforms waste into urine.

A

KIDNEYS

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3
Q

The _____ are tubes that transport urine to the BLADDER.

A

Ureters.

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4
Q

Where urine is stored before urination through the urethra, to the outside.

A

URINARY BLADDER.

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5
Q

The FUNCTIONAL units of the kidney are the

A

NEPHRONS

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6
Q

THE ________ filter waste material OUT OF THE BLOOD brought to the kidney by the RENAL artery.

A

NEPHRONS

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7
Q

The waste filtration occurs through the GLOMERULUS in _______ capsule of the nephroN under the force of ______ pressure.

A

BOWMAN’S
Blood

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8
Q

Urinary system:

Components needed by the body such as water, glucose, and ions leave the NEPHRON by ________ and REENTER THE BLOOD.

A

DIFFUSION

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9
Q

Water is reabsorbed at the ______ of the nephron.

A

TUBULES

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10
Q

THE FINAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY MILLIONS OF NEPHRONS PER KIDNEY IS

A

URINE.

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11
Q

the male and female sex organs have 2 functions:

A

Production of gametes (sex cells)
And
Production of hORMONES.

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12
Q

MALE AND FEMALE SEX ORGAN FUNCTIONS are under the control of TROPIC HORMONES from the ________ gland.

A

Anterior PITUITARY

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13
Q

Reprodcutive activity is ____ in women but ______ in men.

A

Cyclic in women
Continuous in men.

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14
Q

The gamets are formed by mitosis/meiosis?

A

Meiosis.

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15
Q

In men, SPERMATOZOA develop within the ____________ tubules of EACH TESTIES.

A

SEMINIFEROUS

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16
Q

WHAT PRODUCES TESTOSTERONE in men?

A

The interstitial cells BETWEEN the seminiferous tubules.

17
Q

Testosterone influences sperm cell development and also produces the male SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS:

A

BODY HAIR AND DEEP VOICE.

18
Q

Once produces, the sperm are matured and stored in the _____ of EACH TESTIS.

A

EPIDIDYMIS

19
Q

DURING EJACULATION the pathway for the sperm includes.

A

Vas deferens
Ejaculatory duct
Urethra.

20
Q

The TRANSPORT MEDIUM for sperm is called

A

Semen.

21
Q

Testicular activity is under the control of 2. Anterior _______ hormones

A

Pituitary

22
Q

______ regulates sperm production

A

FSH- follicle stimulating hormone

23
Q

Stimulates the interstitial cells to produce testosterone.

A

INSTERTITIAL CELL=STIMULATING HORMONE (ICSH) OR LH (liutinizing hormone)

24
Q

In women, each month under the influence of _______, several eggs ripen within the ovarian follicles in the ovary.

A

FSH- Follicle Stimulating Hormone

25
Q

The ______ produced by the FOLLICLE initiates the preparation of the endometrium of the UTERUS for PREGNANCY

A

ESTROGEN

26
Q

The _____ _____ secretes the hormones ______ and estrogen which further stimulates development of the endometrium.

A

Corpus luteum
PROGESTERONE

27
Q

After ovulation the egg is swept into the

A

Oviduct or fallopian tube.

28
Q

Fertilization occurs while the egg is in the

A

Fallopian tube.

29
Q

In the uterus the developing embrio is nourished by the

A

Placenta

30
Q

In the uterus the developing embrio is nourished by the

A

PLACENTA

31
Q

DURING PREGNANCY, HORMONES FROM THE PLACENTA MAINTAIN THE__________ AND PREPARE THE BREAST FOR MILK PRODUCTION

A

ENDOMETRIUM

32
Q

______ hormone stimulates ovulation and converts follicle to corpus luteum

A

LH