BIO 220 FINAL EXAM 2023/2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

A patient is exhibiting abdominal pain and is having issues associated with urine output. An ultrasound and MRI indicate a kidney is "floating" free in the abdomen (yet still attached to the ureter). What could the issue be due to? - correct answer Damaged fibrous connective tissue (it holds the kidneys in place near abdominal wall) What is the functional unit of a kidney? - correct answer nephron Where does blood filtration happen in the kidneys? - correct answer Glomerulus how would you increase a patient's blood sodium level while preventing a large increase in blood volume? - correct answer increase aldosterone and decrease ADH Why are females more susceptible than men to urinary incontinence (bladder leakage when stress/force is exerted) - correct answer females only have external urethral sphincter, not internal like men women rely on lower abdominal voluntary muscle to help can be weakened from giving birth or obesity Sperm production is fairly energetically demanding. How does the body help regulate how much sperm is being produced? - correct answer FSH and LH stimulate sperm production Inhibit suppresses sperm production What would the effect of severed nerves of the bulbocavernosus muscle be? - correct answer no ejection of semen, no muscle contraction to cause it Why do o