Chapter 28 – Quiz

Chapter 28 – Quiz

1.       What will happen to the penis if the arteries within the penis dilate?

2.       Which structures move with the testes during their descent from the abdomen?

3.       How is the generation of four sperm possible from one spermatogonium?

4.       Which layer of the uterus is sloughed off during menstruation?

5.       What event occurs in the uterine cycle when the levels of estrogens and progesterone decline?

6.       Oral contraceptives contain estrogen and progesterone. What effect does taking oral contraceptives have on the menstrual cycle?

7.       Why does the level of FSH rise and remain high during menopause?

8.       How is an oocyte transported along the uterine tube?  

9.       What changes are observed in the ovarian cycle if the LH surge does not occur?

10.   In the male reproductive system, the prostate gland releases an antibiotic called ________.  This protects against urinary tract infections in the male.

11.   What benefit does the acidic pH of the vagina provide?

12.   Which scenario results in females if GnRH is absent or it is secreted as a constant rate, rather than in pulses?

Chapter 27 Quiz

 

Chapter 27 Quiz

1. What is the primary cause of hypercalcemia?
2. How does a prolonged fast affect the body’s pH
3. What effect does a decrease in the pH of body fluids have on respiratory rate?
4. Wayne’s cardiac muscle cells have been releasing ANP in response to overstretching of his heart walls. What is the effect of the release of ANP?
5. If the osmotic concentration of ECF increases, what happens in the cells?
6. Mr. Proctor has high blood pressure. As his physician, why do you counsel him to limit his intake of sodium?
7. What is a possible reason for the development of metabolic acidosis?
8. What effect does drinking a pitcher of distilled water have on ADH secretion?
9. Hyperventilation produces which effects?
10. Why can prolonged vomiting produce metabolic alkalosis, while prolonged diarrhea produces metabolic acidosis?

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Chapter 26 – Quiz –

Chapter 26 – Quiz –

1.       What is the composition of the filtrate in the capsular space?

2.       What part of the nephron is involved with obligatory water, ion, and organic nutrient reabsorption?

3.       Why don’t plasma proteins pass into the capsular space under normal circumstances?

4.       What is the major driving force behind filtrate production?

5.       What effect does renin have on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?

6.       Why is the presence of microvilli important to the epithelial tissue of the PCT?

7.       Why does the filtrate dilute all along the ascending loop?

8.       Which structures exit at the hilum of the kidney?

9.       The ability to control the micturition reflex depends on the ability to control which muscle?

10.   Mary has had a urinalysis that indicates a high level of bilirubin. What condition may she have?

11.   What effect does eating a high-protein diet have on the composition of urine?

12.   Which portion of a nephron is NOT in the renal cortex?