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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.

Which of the following structures of the female reproductive anatomy is homologous to the scrotum of males?  

In the Male reproductive system, sperm are produced in small tubes called the 14.__________________.  These initial sperm are not mature, they must travel through a variety of tubules in order to become mature and capable of fertilization.  Upon ejaculation, sperm travel from the testis through a long tube up into the abdominal cavity.  This muscular tube is called the 15.________________.  Sperm traveling in this way would first be joined with fluid from a pair of glands on either side of the bladder.  These glands, which importantly produce fructose, are called the 16.________________.  Next the fluid travels down to join together into the urethra.  In this they come together in a donut shaped gland surrounding the urethra called the 17.___________.  An important point to be made about sperm (and eggs for that matter) is that they contain half of the normal chromosomal count.  Now, sperm and egg are collectively called the 18._________(s).  Having half the normal chromosomal count you might say that these structures are 19._____________.  If you bring together an egg and a sperm, the resulting fertilized could then be implanted into the Uterus. 

The fuel which sperm use to power their movements