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CHAPTER 24
• Describe the processes involved in anabolic and catabolic reactions
• List and describe the steps necessary for carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism
• Explain the processes that regulate glucose levels during the absorptive and postabsorptive states
• Explain how metabolism is essential to maintaining body temperature (thermoregulation)
• Summarize the importance of vitamins and minerals in the diet
CHAPTER 25
• Describe the composition of urine
• Label structures of the urinary system
• Characterize the roles of each of the parts of the urinary system
• Illustrate the macroscopic and microscopic structures of the kidney
• Trace the flow of blood through the kidney
• Outline how blood is filtered in the kidney nephron
• Provide symptoms of kidney failure
• List some of the solutes filtered, secreted, and reabsorbed in different parts of the nephron
• Describe the role of a portal system in the kidney
• Explain how urine osmolarity is hormonally regulated
• Describe the regulation of major ions by the kidney
• Summarize the role of the kidneys in maintaining acid-base balance
CHAPTER 26
• Identify the body's main fluid compartments
• Define plasma osmolality and identify two ways in which plasma osmolality is maintained
• Identify the six ions most important to the function of the body
• Define buffer and discuss the role of buffers in the body
• Explain why bicarbonate must be conserved rather than reabsorbed in the kidney
• Identify the normal range of blood pH and name the conditions where one has a blood pH that is either too high or too low
CHAPTER 27
• Describe the anatomy of the male and female reproductive systems, including their accessory structures
• Explain the role of hypothalamic and pituitary hormones in male and female reproductive function
• Trace the path of a sperm cell from its initial production through fertilization of an oocyte
• Explain the events in the ovary prior to ovulation
• Describe the development and maturation of the sex organs and the emergence of secondary sex characteristics during puberty
CHAPTER 28
• List and explain the steps involved in fertilization
• Describe the major events in embryonic development
• Describe the major events in fetal development
• Discuss the adaptations of a woman's body to pregnancy
• Describe the physiologic adjustments that the newborn must make in the first hours of extrauterine life
• Summarize the physiology of lactation
• Classify and describe the different patterns of inheritance