Anatomy Final Clicker questions

The functional unit of the kidney is the _____

nephron

Filtration waste occurs in the kidney in the_____

glomerulus

Which of the following is not normally found in the glomerular filtrate?

Protein

Kidney reabsorption of needed materials occurs in the _____

proximal convoluted tubule

Which blood vessel carries the blood away from the glomerulus?

efferent arteriole

ADH acts on the______

collecting tubule

Which of the following is made in the kidney and assists in the control of blood volume?

Renin

The kidney helps to regulate the acid-base balance by _____

reabsorbing bicarbonate

Drugs such as cocaine and marijuana are selectively removed from the blood via _____

Tubular secretion

True or False? Endocrine glands produce hormones that are carried in the blood and help regulate body functions.

True

True or False? Steroid-based hormones attach to binding sites on the chromosome inside the nucleus.

True

Steroidal hormones are structurally related to ____

Cholesterol

Which endocrine gland helps to regulate our blood glucose levels?

Pancreas

The hypothalamus directly controls which other gland in the body?

Pituitary

According to the World Health Organization the number of people living with diabetes has increase _____ over the past 30 years.

ten-fold

Which hormone raises blood calcium levels?

PTH

Which hormone pair exhibits antagonistic effects?

Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone

Cortisol is secreted by the ____

adrenal cortex

Sperm are produced in the _____

seminiferous tubules

The structure that never has sperm in it is the

seminal vesicles

The cell division process that results in the production of haploid gametes (sperm and eggs) is _____

meiosis

The lining of the uterus that is built up and then disintegrates every menstrual cycle is the ____

endometrium

The development of follicles and oocytes is stimulated primarily by ___, whereas ovulation is triggered by ___.

FSH; LH

Hormonal forms of contraception contain synthetic forms of ____.

Estrogen and progesterone

True or False? All contraceptive techniques protect against pregnancy as well as sexually transmitted diseases.

True

Which of the following STDs is caused by a bacteria?

Chlamydia

Which of the following infectious agents is associated with the development of cervical cancer?

Human papilloma virus (HPV)