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Which hormone is a sure sign of pregnancy?  

Cells which produce testosterone

Which of the following is reabsorbed by the kidney tubules?  

List the three processes involved in the formation of urine in order. 1. tubular secretion; 2. tubular reabsorption; 3. glomerular filtration 

Due to the testes being found outside the main body cavities, males tend to be predisposed to:  

ID the path of fluid through the Urinary system: Blood is initially pumped into the ______1_____where it is filtered.  This fluid then enters the proximal tubule, goes down the Loop of Henle, and into the ______2_____.  From here, the fluid exits the nephron and is concentrated in the _______3_______ which are part and parcel of the Renal Pyramids.  The pyramids terminate in papillary ducts which enter a ______4____, which leads to a ____5______, which converge to form the renal pelvis.  Urine then leaves the kidney via a ____6___, travels down into the Bladder (for storage) via peristaltic motion, before leaving the body via the Urethra.  Last question:  which part of the kidney tends to contain the most salt, which helps to concentrate urine? ____7_______

Due to menopause, and the resulting hormonal changes that take place near mid-life, females tend to be predisposed to:

Which hormone is a sure sign of pregnancy?  

Cells which produce testosterone

The ability of the collecting duct (CD) to reabsorb (conserve) water depends on the increased salinity of the renal cortex.