Week 8 Additional Quick Review

Flashcards covering key concepts from the additional quick review lecture notes for Week 8.

Intraperitoneal organs

Organs located within the peritoneal cavity, including the Stomach, Liver, Spleen, Small intestine, Transverse colon, Sigmoid colon, Cecum (partially), and Appendix.

Taste Buds

Sensory structures in the oral cavity innervated by cranial nerves VII, IX, and X.

Parotid Gland

The largest salivary gland.

Digestive Tube Layers

The correct order from lumen outward is mucosa, submucosa, muscular (externa) layer, and serosa.

Deciduous Teeth

Also known as primary or baby teeth; there are usually 20 present in a full set.

Gastric Glands Components

Parietal cells, chief cells, and G cells.

Pyloric Canal

The part of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.

Chief Cells

Cells in the gastric gland that secrete Pepsinogen, which is converted to Pepsin.

Parietal Cells

Cells in the gastric gland that secrete Hydrochloric Acid and intrinsic factor.

Ileum

The longest portion of the small intestine.

Gallbladder

Organ where storage and modification of bile occurs.

Minor Calyx

Structure into which ducts within each renal papilla empty urine.

Nephron

The functional unit of the kidney, consisting of Renal Corpuscles and Renal Tubules.

Renal Corpuscles

Part of the nephron that includes the Glomerulus and Bowman Capsule & space.

Glomerulus

A tuft of capillaries found in the renal corpuscles.

Renal Tubule

Part of the nephron consisting of the proximal convoluted tubule, nephron loop, and distal convoluted tubule.

External Urethral Sphincter

The voluntary muscle of the urinary bladder supplied by the pudendal nerve.

Male Urethra Structures

The correct order from bladder to exterior is prostatic urethra, membranous urethra, and spongy urethra.

Prepuce

The fold of skin that covers the glans penis.

Interstitial Endocrine Cells

Cells in the testes that produce testosterone.

Corpus Luteum

Structure that secretes progestins.

Milk Production Stimulating Hormones

A combination of hormones including prolactin, growth hormone, and human placental lactogen stimulates milk production in mammary glands.