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