Raksha Goswami Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| pH control mechanisms | 1. pH indicates degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution 2. Acidosis describes arterial blood pH of less than 7.35 3. Alkalosis describes arterial blood pH greater than 7.45 |
| Fibrous Capsule | the external, tough membranous envelope surrounding some organs, such as the liver, lymph nodes, or kidneys |
| trigone of bladder | a triangular area of the bladder between the opening of the ureters and urethral orifice. |
| prostate gland | a gland in men that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and elaborates a secration that liquefies coagulated semen. It is a firm structure aout the size of the chestnut, composed of muscular and glanular tissue. The eajaculatory ducts pass obliq |
| nephron | The basic functional unit of the kidney. |
| renal corpuscles | Filtration is the first step in blood processing that occurs in the renal corpuscles. |
| ADH | ADH reduces water loss in the blood. |
| adrenal cortex | Aldosterone is secreted by the __________. |
| segmentalartery and vein | the blood vessel divisions that connect te renal artery and vein to the lobar arteries and veins. |
| Renal pelvis | a funner-shaped dilation that drains urine from the kidney into the ureter. |
| Afferent lymph vessels | vessels that bring lymph ( i.e. a thin cloudy fluid containing lymphocytes) to a lymph node( i.e. a gland which fights infection and drains lymph). These vessels enter the node at various points on its periphery. The endothelial layer forms a plexus in th |
| Efferent lymph vessel | vessels that begin in the lymph sinuses of the medulla of a lymph node ( i.e. small oval structures that filter lymph and fight infection)and which direct the lymph away from the node through its hilum. |
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