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  • What is part C called?
    Bowman's capsule
  • When a person is dehydrated is hypothalamus secretes more ADH. True or false?
    False
  • What are the two groups of effectors in human body?
    Muscles and glands
  • Where are the blood glucose level receptors located in the human body?
    Pancreas
  • Which part of the kidney is labelled as X?
    Medulla
  • Which molecule has higher concentration inside the collecting ducts than inside the PCT?
    Urea
  • Urea is made in _____ from ____ ____ in a process called _____ . Which words complete this sentence?
    liver, excess amino acids, deamination
  • Which cell is labelled as FP in the diagram?
    Podocyte
  • What is Y in the imgae?
    Sodium ion/ Na+
  • What is part F called?
    Distal convoluted tubule
  • What is the name for breaking down of glycogen to glucose?
    glycogenolysis
  • What is a process in which a change in a parameter leads to a processes that move its level further in the direction of the initial change called?
    positive feedback
  • What is part A called?
    Afferent arteriole
  • Which hormone do alpha cells of pancreas secrete?
    Glucagon
  • Which two parts of a nephrone are found in the medulla region of the kidneys?
    Loop of Henle and collecting duct
  • What is part G called?
    Collecting duct
  • Which part of a nephron is shown in this image? PCT, LoH, DCT, CT, Glomerulus or BC
    Proximal convoluted tubule/ PCT
  • All human cells are surrounded by tissue fluid. True or False
    False
  • What is X in the image?
    Potassium ion / K+
  • What is part D called?
    proximal convoluted tubule
  • What is part E called?
    Loop of Henle
  • What is part B called?
    efferent arteriole
  • What is homeostasis?
    Maintaining constant internal environment.
  • Where are the osmoregulators located in human body?
    Hypothalamus
  • In ultrafiltration, small molecules of blood like water, urea, glucose, amino acids and salts are filtered out of the _______ into the ________ forming filtrate. Names of which 2 structures complete this sentence correctly?
    Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
  • Name two components of blood that are not present in the glomerular filtrate?
    RBC/ WBC/ plateletes/ Plasma proteins
  • Changes in external and internal factors, such as temperature, are the _____ hat are detected by ___. Which two words complete this sentence?
    Stimuli, receptors
  • Which has a wider diameter, afferent or efferent arteriole?
    Afferent
  • How does ADH increase the water permeability of the collecting duct?
    by increasing the number of aquaporins in the membranes.
  • Which organ has glucagon receptors?
    Liver
  • In which part of a nephrone reabsorption of glucose takes place?
    Proximal convoluted tubule
  • Which disease occurs when the posterior pituitary gland doesnt make enough ADH?
    Diabetes insipidus
  • What is the name for synthesis of glycogen by adding glucose molecules together?
    glycogenesis
  • What is part labelled X called?
    Cortex
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