Exam 6 Review

The enzyme amylase functions to chemically break down which macromolecule?

carbohydrates

The ___________ is a valve that controls movement of food between esophagus and the stomach

lower esophageal sphincter

The wavelike propelling motion that forces food through the whole alimentary canal is called?

peristalsis

pepsin is created from mixing?

pepsinogen and HCl in the stomach to breakdown protein

The process by which bile causes the breakdown of fat globules into smaller drops is?

emulsification

What is #11?

small intestine

What is #8?

stomach

Name the accessory organ located in the depression on the posterior side of the liver.

gallbladder

Which of the following is not part of the colon

• ascending

• transverse

• rectum

• cecum

rectum

The membrane that supports the blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels that supply the intestinal wall and attaches the intestine to the abdominal wall and holds it in place?

Mesentary

The functional units of kidneys ?

nephrons

The small blood vessel carrying blood directly out of the glomerulus is the ?

efferent arteriole

What is the correct order of urine from the nephron to the bladder?

bowman’s capsule → renal tubules → calyx → renal pelvis → ureters → bladder

The glomerulus and bowmans capsule are both part of the ?

renal corpuscle

In the kidney, most reabsorption and secretion takes place at?

renal tubular system (loop of henle)

What is C?

medullary pyramid

What is F?

ureter

The picture represents a nephron, what is B?

bowman’s capsule

The picture represents a nephron, what is F?

loop of henle

T/F meiosis is the process in which sperm and egg join together to make a zygote

False

T/F examples of gametes are sperm and egg

true

the doughnut-shaped accessory sex gland that surround the upper portion of urethra in males is the?

prostate gland

What are the parts of the penis?

root, shaft, glans penis

What is not on the inside of the scrotum?

bulbourethral gland

What is the correct order in which sperm travels?

seminiferous tubules (made) → epididymis (stored) → vas/ductus deferens → ejaculatory duct → urethra

What is #6?

epididymis

What is #7?

ductus deferens

After a mature ovarian follicle ruptures, it is called?

corpus luteum

Fertilization of the ovum by sperm usually occurs in?

uterine tubes

The layer of uterine wall that is shed during mensturation is?menstruation

endometrium

The narrow muscular structure that separates the uterus from the vagina is ?

cervix

What is not included in external female genitalia or vulva?

cervix

What is #2?

cervix

What is #5?

uterine tube

list all the male to female pairings.

• labia majora- scrotum

• clitoris - glans penis

• ovaries - testes