- Describe the chemical digestion that occurs in the mouth (one sentence).
- What is the difference between a) the pharynx and the larynx and b) the esophagus and the trachea? (2 pts)
- Cancer patients often get mucositis as a side effect of chemotherapy. This is a painful inflammation of the innermost layer of the gastrointestinal tract. This layer is called the _____________.
- What is peristalsis?
- How long does it normally take for the stomach to empty?
- What is chyme (rhymes with rhyme)?
- What does insulin do for the body and from what organ is it produced?
- What is hepatitis and what organ is affected?
- What are the functions of the large intestine?
- In general, what are essential amino acids?
- What is heartburn?
- What are sphincters and where are 2 located?
- Where is the prostate gland located?
- In males, what hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus that tells the anterior pituitary to secrete the gonadotropic hormones?
- What are the 2 gonadotrophic hormones?
- What sex produces the two gonadotrophic hormones identified in the previous question?
- Which two organs do the oviducts effectively connect?
- In males where specifically are androgens produced?
- What function is performed by the seminiferous tubules?
- Name the primary sex organs (gonads) for males and females.
- Where do sperm mature following production?
- How long is a female egg susceptible for fertilization once it enters the oviduct?
- In the female what produces gonadotropin-releasing hormone and what does it do?
- In the human female reproductive system what is the role of FSH and LH? (2 pts)
- Following ovulation, what happens to the vesicular follicle?
- What is hCG; when is it produced and in which sex? (3 pts).
