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    • What are substances taken into and used by the body's cells called?
      Nutrients
    • What is the small area on the kidney's concave side called?
      Hilum
    • What is the urinary bladder?
      A hollow muscular container in the pelvic cavity
    • Where is the primary site for reabsorption of solutes and water in the urinary system?
      Proximal tubule
    • What is fertilization?
      Union of sperm cell and oocyte
    • What is labor?
      Period of uterine contractions expelling fetus
    • What is saliva composed of that helps keep the oral cavity moist?
      Fluid and proteins
    • What is glycolysis?
      A series of chemical reactions in cytoplasm
    • What is used to express larger amounts of energy from foods?
      Kilocalorie
    • What are the six major nutrients?
      • Carbohydrates
      • Protein
      • Lipids
      • Vitamins
      • Minerals
      • Water
    • What are bulbourethral glands also called?
      Cowper glands
    • What is the process of breaking down food into absorbable molecules called?
      Digestion
    • What consists of erectile tissue?
      Penis
    • In which phase do chromosomes align in meiosis?
      Metaphase I
    • What is the large muscular organ in the oral cavity?
      Tongue
    • What tube carries urine from the bladder to the outside?
      Urethra
    • What are the functions of the digestive system?
      Ingestion, propulsion, digestion, absorption, elimination
    • At what age do interstitial cells become prominent?
      12-14 years of age
    • What viral infection causes inflammation of the parotid gland?
      Mumps
    • What is tubular secretion?
      Movement of non-filtered substances into filtrate
    • How many teeth does an adult typically have?
      32
    • What organ produces milk?
      Mammary gland
    • What is the amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius?
      Calorie
    • What do autonomic nerves cause during sexual arousal?
      Engorgement of erectile tissue and lubrication
    • What are chromatids?
      Duplicated identical copies of chromosomes
    • What are cleft lips?
      Defects from failure of structures to fuse
    • What is the embryonic mass with a cavity called?
      Blastocyst
    • What is implantation?
      Blastocyst attaching to the uterine lining
    • What is the endometrium?
      Lining of the uterus
    • What is the frontonasal structure?
      Part of the nose that fuses in midline
    • What is anencephaly?
      Birth defect where brain fails to form
    • What is the sack-like structure containing the testes called?
      Scrotum
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