Alimentary Canal

Mastication

Saliva contains an enzyme called ______

Bolus

4 layers of the digestive tract
(innermost to outermost)

What acid is secreted in the stomach that breaks down foods?

Chyme

Stomach

Where is the pyloric sphincter located?

Small intestine

3 major regions of the small intestine

Amino acids & simple sugars are absorbed directly into the _______

Nutrients are absorbed through the _______

Fats are absorbed into the ______

Villi

Large intestines

What is the abundant bacteria in the large intestines called?

Vitamin K is created in the ______

6 parts of the large intestines

Humans can survive most easily without
A. pancreas
B. lungs
C. gallbladder
D. bladder

Urinary system organs

What is the bladder capacity of an adult?

Kidney

A good analogy describing the function of the kidneys:

What are the functional units of the kidney?

Which part of the nephron does the filtration process occur at?

Which artery brings blood to the kidneys?

Fuction of reproductive system

Where does spermatozoa develop at?

Sperm, once created, are stored in an area of the male body called the ______

Testicular activity is under the control of which hormone(s)?

Which hormone regulates sperm production?

What stimulates the interstitial cells of the testicles to produce testosterone?

What is the ejaculation pathway for sperm?

A woman's body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle?

Estrogen

Porgesterone

Chocolate cysts of the ovaries are atrributed to:
A) menorrhagia
B) ectopic pregnancy
C) endometriosis
D) pelvic inflammatory disease

Where does a sperm first fertilize an egg?