Ch. 25-29 A&P Flashcards


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What type of fetal testing provides results within a day or so of the test?

chorionic villus sampling

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At how many weeks of pregnancy can chorionic villus sampling (CVS) be safely performed?

10 weeks

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At what age are both amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling routinely ordered when a woman is pregnant to test for Down syndrome?

35 years old

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Using the information provided in this figure, what is the probability of producing a homozygous dominant offspring?

25%

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Using the information provided in this figure, what is the probability of producing an offspring who can roll their tongue?

75%

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Which of the following is NOT the tongue-roller genotype?

tt

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Using the information provided in this figure, what is the probability of producing an offspring who CANNOT roll his or her tongue?

25%

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Using the information provided in this figure, what is the genotype of a homozygous recessive offspring?

tt

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Using the information provided in this figure, what is the probability of producing an offspring whose phenotype is that of tongue-roller?

75%

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Continuous phenotypic variation between two extremes results from _________.

polygenic inheritance

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Three genes control skin color. How many possible combinations of skin color result from those three genes?

64

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Which of the following exemplifies polygenic inheritance?

height

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How many chromatids are present in a tetrad?

4

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During what phase of meiosis do the tetrads align together along the metaphase spindle?

metaphase I

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If a cell has a diploid number of 22, how many total chromosomes should it have?

22

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When one chromatid segment has formed a chiasma with a homologous chromatid segment, what is the result?

recombinant chromosomes

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What do chiasmas promote?

genetic variability

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For a cell with a five homologous pairs, calculate how many different gamete types can result from meiosis.

32

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During metaphase of meiosis I, the alleles determining each trait are distributed to different gametes. What is this called?

segregation

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What is the name of the condition when a person has inherited the genotype HH?

homozygous dominant

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In this figure, hair color genes and eye color genes are located on the same chromosome. Since these genes are transmitted as a unit to daughter cells during mitosis, we describe these genes as ____________.

linked

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Which statement best describes the function of the urethra?

The urethra transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

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What region of the male urethra runs through the urogenital diaphragm, extending about 2 cm from the prostate to the beginning of the penis?

intermediate part of the urethra (membranous urethra)

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What type of epithelial tissue forms the mucosa layer of the urinary bladder?

transitional epithelium

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Which pressure is the chief force pushing water and solutes out of the blood and across the filtration membrane of the glomerulus?

hydrostatic pressure in glomerular capillaries (HPgc)

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Which of the following is the volume of filtrate formed each minute by all of the glomeruli of the kidneys?

glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

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Calculate the net filtration pressure if blood pressure in the glomerulus is unusually high, around 68 mm Hg.

23 mm Hg

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What hormone promotes active tubular secretion of potassium ions in the late distal convoluted tubule (DCT) and collecting ducts?

aldosterone

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In what part of the renal tubule are aquaporins scarce or absent so that water CANNOT be reabsorbed?

ascending limb of the nephron loop

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In what part of the renal tubule does parathyroid hormone (PTH) promote the reabsorption of calcium ions?

distal convoluted tubule (DCT)

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Which of the following promotes the formation of dilute urine?

decreased osmolality of extracellular fluids

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Which statement best describes the effect diuretics have?

Diuretics increase urinary output.

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Where does antidiuretic hormone (ADH) exert its effects to promote water reabsorption?

collecting duct

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Which region of the kidney is characterized by the presence of cone-shaped pyramids? Select from letters A-D.

B

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What region subdivides to form two or three major calyces and several minor calyces? Select from letters A-D.

C

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Which letter represents the most superficial region of the kidney? Select from letters A-D.

A

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What arteries branch off the arcuate arteries?

cortical radiate (interlobular) arteries

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Which vessel is present in the arterial pathway as blood flows into the kidney but NOT present in the venous pathway exiting the kidney?

segmental

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Which vessels supply the cortical tissue of the kidney with blood?

cortical radiate arteries

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What two structures constitute the renal corpuscle?

glomerulus and glomerular (Bowman's) capsule

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Which of the three parts of the renal tubule is formed by cuboidal epithelial cells bordered by dense microvilli?

proximal convoluted tubule

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In which kidney region are all renal corpuscles located?

renal cortex

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the cortical nephrons?

The glomerulus of the cortical nephron is closer to the cortex-medulla junction.

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Where does the efferent arteriole of the juxtamedullary nephron carry blood to?

vasa recta

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Which capillary bed produces filtrate?

glomerulus

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What is the function of the macula densa cells of the juxtaglomerular complex (JGC)?

The macula densa cells monitor the NaCl content of the filtrate entering the distal convoluted tubule.

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Where is filtrate produced in the nephron?

glomerulus

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What vessel directly feeds into the glomerulus?

afferent arteriole

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This chemical equation shows the reaction of a strong acid and weak base in the bicarbonate buffer system. Provide the products of the following reaction. HCl + NaHCO3 -->

H2CO3 + NaCl

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Which chemical buffer system is the only important system in the extracellular fluid (ECF) that resists short-term changes in pH?

bicarbonate buffer system

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In order to buffer a strong acid into a weak acid, which has a less dramatic effect on pH, what chemical should be used as the buffer?

weak base

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Which of the following regulates the secretion of K+ into the filtrate?

aldosterone

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What is the most important trigger for aldosterone release?

renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism

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What results from increased levels of aldosterone?

increased Na+ reabsorption

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In a given day, what is the typical value for water intake?

2500 ml

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What accounts for the route through which most fluid is lost in a day?

urine

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How much water is generated per day from cellular metabolism?

250 ml

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Which of the following is NOT involved in triggering the thirst mechanism?

increase in blood pressure

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What receptors does the brain use to detect changes in osmolality?

osmoreceptors

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What hormone helps to maintain extracellular fluid (ECF) osmolality when concentrations become too high?

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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What type of water imbalance increases the amount of fluid in all compartments?

hypotonic hydration

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Which of the following conditions promotes edema?

hypoproteinemia

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What is the hallmark of hypotonic hydration?

hyponatremia

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Where is the majority of water stored in the human body?

intracellular fluid (ICF) compartment

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Select the person in the following list who would have the highest percentage of water in his or her body.

a 6-month-old baby boy

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During pregnancy, which hormone is responsible for stimulating maturation of the breast for lactation?

human placental lactogen (hPL)

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What role does oxytocin play in promoting labor?

Oxytocin stimulates the uterus to contract.

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Which of the following serves as the trigger to begin the vigorous, rhythmic contractions of true labor?

prostaglandins

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What is released from fetal lungs in the weeks before delivery to soften the cervix in preparation for labor?

surfactant protein A (SP-A)

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How long does the expulsion stage typically last in a first birth?

50 minutes

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During what stage is the afterbirth delivered?

placental stage

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The softening and thinning of the cervix during the dilation stage is known as ___________.

effacement

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What does the hormone relaxin promote?

Relaxin promotes the relaxation, widening, and increased flexibility of the pelvic ligaments and pubic symphysis.

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Due to the increased bulkiness of the anterior abdomen and the change in a pregnant woman's center of gravity, what type of spinal curvature do many pregnant women develop?

lordosis

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Which fetal vascular shunt directly connects the right atrium to the left atrium so as to bypass the nonfunctional lungs?

foramen ovale

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Which fetal vascular shunt bypasses the pulmonary circuit by connecting the pulmonary trunk to the aorta?

ductus arteriosus

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The dermatome is one of the three somites of the mesoderm. What does the dermatome form?

dermis of the skin in the dorsal part of the body

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From what germ layer is the serosae of the coelom derived?

mesoderm

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From what germ layer are the somites derived?

mesoderm

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Which of the following arises from the endoderm?

mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract

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Which of the following is derived from the somites of the mesoderm?

vertebrae and ribs

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Which germ layer gives rise to the nervous system?

ectoderm

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Which of the following takes oxygenated blood to the liver from the placenta?

umbilical vein

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Which extra-embryonic membrane protects the developing embryo against physical trauma and helps maintain a constant homeostatic temperature?

amnion

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Which of the following implants in the mucosa of the endometrium?

blastocyst

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What is the 16-cell stage known as?

morula

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How much time passes after fertilization until implantation occurs?

7 days

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Which of the following is the multicellular cytoplasmic mass formed from the trophoblast as it implants into the endometrium?

syncytiotrophoblast

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What releases human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?

trophoblast

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What membrane does the trophoblast form after implantation?

chorion

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Together, what do the decidua basalis and the chorionic villi form?

placenta

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What is the function of the placenta?

The placenta functions as a nutritive, respiratory, excretory, and endocrine organ for the developing embryo.

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Once sperm are deposited into the vagina, sperm motility must be enhanced and they must be prepared to release hydrolytic enzymes from their acrosomes. What is this process called?

capacitation

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What does the cortical reaction prevent?

polyspermy

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What is the event that results when the maternal and paternal chromosomes combine?

fertilization

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Which of the following cells is released during ovulation?

secondary oocyte

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Why CAN'T polar bodies be fertilized?

Polar bodies lack nutrient-containing cytoplasm.

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How many functional gametes are produced by oogenesis?

one functional gamete

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What event occurs during the proliferative phase?

ovulation

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During what phase of the female's uterine (menstrual) cycle is the uterine lining shed?

menstrual phase

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What hormone promotes ovulation?

luteinizing hormone (LH)

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What part of the female duct system is the usual site of fertilization of the ovulated oocyte?

uterine (fallopian) tube (oviduct)

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Which layer of the uterine wall is made of smooth muscle?

myometrium

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Which specific layer of the uterus is shed during menstruation, approximately every 28 days?

stratum functionalis of the endometrium

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Specifically, what encloses the vestibule which houses the openings of the urethra and vagina?

labia minora

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Which structure of the female's external genitalia has erectile tissue like the penis?

clitoris

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What are the two fatty, hair-covered skin folds that run posteriorly from the mons pubis?

labia majora

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What part of the breast produces milk?

alveoli

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The mammary glands belong to which of the following systems?

integumentary system

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What is the pigmented ring of skin situated slightly below the center of each breast?

areola

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Which of the following inhibits the release of FSH from the anterior pituitary and GnRH from the hypothalamus when the sperm count is high?

inhibin

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Which of the following keeps the concentration of testosterone in the vicinity of the spermatogenic cells high to stimulate spermatogenesis?

androgen-binding protein (ABP)

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Which hormone promotes the formation of secondary sex characteristics such as the appearance of pubic, axillary, and facial hair, enhanced hair growth on the chest, and a deepening voice?

testosterone

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Why does meiosis involve two nuclear divisions rather than one, as in mitosis?

Meiosis reduces the chromosome number by half.

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At what point during meiosis do homologous chromosomes pair up?

prophase I

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During meiosis, what does crossover promote?

Crossover promotes increased genetic variability among gametes.

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Which of the following results from spermiogenesis?

sperm

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Which of the following is the haploid cell produced as a result of meiosis I?

secondary spermatocyte

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Which of the following cells is returned to the basal lamina to continue the pool of dividing germ cells?

type A daughter cell or spermatogonium

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Which of the following is the site where sperm are stored until they are ejaculated?

tail of the epididymis

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Which cells produce androgens such as testosterone?

interstitial endocrine (Leydig) cells

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Which of the following is housed within the spermatic cord?

testicular arteries and veins

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Which portion of the penis is removed through a procedure known as circumcision?

prepuce (foreskin)

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Which of these male accessory ducts transports both sperm and urine?

urethra

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During vasectomy, what accessory duct is cut as a form of birth control?

ductus (vas) deferens