Homework Assignment # 12 - Chapters 18 and 19

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  1. Define an acid.


  2. Define base.


  3. Define transcellular fluid and give examples.


  4. Differentiate between intercellular fluids and extracellular fluids. Give examples of both.


  5. What is the most abundant type of body fluid?


  6. What ions are in the highest concentration in intracellular fluids?


  7. What ions are in the highest concentration in extracellular fluids?


  8. List the routes by which water is lost by the body.


  9. What is the difference between a weak acid and a strong acid?


  10. What is the difference between a strong base and a weak base?


  11. What is the function of an acid-base buffer system?


  12. Give examples of three acid-base buffer systems.


  13. What is the normal pH of blood?


  14. What is acidosis of the blood? What is the pH of the blood of a person with acidosis?


  15. What is the major force that regulates the movement of water from intracellular to extracellular compartments?


  16. What are the functions of the testes?


  17. What are the functions of the ovaries?


  18. Where do you find interstitial cells? What is the function of these cells?


  19. What are the two male external sex organs?


  20. What are the female external sex organs?


  21. Describe the parts of the uterus.


  22. What is the primary sex organ of the female?


  23. What is the primary sex organ of the male?


  24. What cells produce estrogen in the female?


  25. What are the components of semen?


  26. What are female secondary sex characteristics? Give examples.


  27. What are male secondary sex characteristics? Give examples.


  28. Describe the process of spermatogenesis.


  29. Describe the process of oogenesis.


  30. Describe the hormonal changes that occur in the menstrual cycle of a female.


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