Module #6

Question 1

What organ is regarded as the major homeostatic organs of the body

Answer 1

Kidney

Question 2

What is the outer region of the kidney called?

Answer 2

Renal Cortex

Question 3

What is a synonym for urination?

Answer 3

Micturition

Question 4

What are the numerous collecting tubules that organize themselves into a dozen or so triangular wedges located in the kidneys medullary tissue?

Answer 4

Medullary pyramids

Question 5

What is the large collection reservoir located in the upper region of the ureter?

Answer 5

Renal Pelvis

Question 6

Which mechanism monitors blood pressure and consists of the macula densa and juxtaglomerular
cells?

Answer 6

Juxtaglomerular apparatus

Question 7

Which of the following is the hollow cup-shaped mouth of nephron?

Answer 7

Bowman’s capsule

Question 8

What is synonym for deep transverse friction?

Answer 8

Cross Fiber Friction

Question 9

What is an injury that begins abruptly, usually has a recognizable cause, and is characterized by
severe symptoms such as pain, swelling, tissue damage, and loss of function?

Answer 9

Acute

Question 10

What serves as a catalyst in accelerating chemical reactions?

Answer 10

Enzymes

Question 11

Movements that mix and propel food through the alimentary canal

Answer 11

Peristaltic

Question 12

What is a ball-like, masticated lump of food once swallowed?

Answer 12

Bolus

Question 13

What envelops the entire abdominal wall and is the largest serous membrane of
the body?

Answer 13

Peritoneum

Question 14

What is the muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach by piercing the diaphragm?

Answer 14

Esophagus

Question 15

What is located between the stomach and the small intestine?

Answer 15

. Pyloric sphincter

Question 16

What are longitudinal folds in the stomach’s lining that allow for its expansion?

Answer 16

Rugae

Question 17

What connects the ileum of the small intestine to the cecum of the large intestine?

Answer 17

Ileocecal sphincter

Question 18

Which is the first section of the small intestine?

Answer 18

Duodenum

Question 19

The colon’s lining absorbs which substances?

Answer 19

Water, Vitamins and Minerals

Question 20

The term used to refer to someone who is 70 years of age or older is:

Answer 20

Geriatric

Question 21

Which of the following is a medical term used to denote a tumor?

Answer 21

Neoplasm

Question 22

Which of the following is the term used to describe an illness for which there is no cure?

Answer 22

Chronic

Question 23

What is the medial concave region of the kidney called where arteries, veins, and the ureters enter
and exit?

Answer 23

Hilum

Question 24

What are the 3 monosaccharides?

Answer 24

Glucose, Fructose, Galactose

Question 25

The stomach is situated directly under the diaphragm in the _________quadrant of the abdomen

Answer 25

Left Upper

Question 26

The muscular tunic of the stomach has three layers of muscle:

Answer 26

Oblique, Longitudinal, Circular

Question 27

The length of the small intestine is responsible for ______ % of all absorption

Answer 27

90%

Question 28

Largest organ of the body

Answer 28

Liver

Question 29

How much does the Liver Weigh?

Answer 29

3.5 Pounds

Question 30

Four systems that contribute to eliminate waste:

Answer 30

1. Urinary 2. Digestive 3. Respiratory 4. Integumentary

Question 31

How much can the bladder hold?

Answer 31

700-800 ml

Question 32

When does the bladder need to release?

Answer 32

300 ml

Question 33

What is a synonym for the word swallowing?

Answer 33

Deglutition

Question 34

What is the term used to describe chemoreceptors located on the superior and lateral surfaces of the tongue?

Answer 34

Gustatory organs

Question 35

What are finger-like projections that house blood and lymph capillaries in the lining of the small intestine?

Answer 35

Villi

Question 36

Which is the final division of the small intestine, terminating the ileocecal sphincter?

Answer 36

Ileum

Question 37

What is the section of the peritoneum containing a large, fan-shaped structure consisting of two omentums?

Answer 37

Mesenteries

Question 38

What is the synonym for right colic flexure?

Answer 38

Hepatic Flexure

Question 39

What stimulates the release of bile from the gallbladder?

Answer 39

Cholecystokinin

Question 40

What is the term used to denote both male and female sex cells?

Answer 40

Gamete

Question 41

What is the part of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina?

Answer 41

Cervix

Question 42

What event is marked by the released of the mature oocyte?

Answer 42

Ovulation

Question 43

Which of the following chemicals appears as a small, coiled string on a chromosome?

Answer 43

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 44

What are the filtering units of the kidney?

Answer 44

Nephrons

Question 45

What is the name of the small, tubular structure that transports urine from the urinary bladder out of the body during urination?

Answer 45

urethra

Question 46

What substance increases sodium and water reabsorption?

Answer 46

Aldosterone

Question 47

What is a substance that promotes the formation and excretion of urine?

Answer 47

Diuretic

Question 48

J-shaped organ that is an enlargement of the GI tract, bound at each end by sphincters

Answer 48

Stomach

Question 49

What are the Chief cells in the stomach called?

Answer 49

Pepsinogen

Question 50

What produces Bile?

Answer 50

Liver

Question 51

How many functions does the liver have?

Answer 51

500

Question 52

Where is bile stored?

Answer 52

Gallbladder

Question 53

triangular floor on the urinary bladder consisting of the openings of ureters and the urethra

Answer 53

Trigone

Question 54

female sex cells

Answer 54

Oocytes

Question 55

male sex cells

Answer 55

Spermatozoa

Question 56

Primary Germ Layers

Answer 56

Ectoderm, Mesoderm, Endoderm