The region of the brainstem responsible for maintaining the spontaneous breathing  rhythm is the , due to a complex called the . In an old German fairytale, places a curse on her cheating lover that damages this segment of the brain.

All the following are functions of the respiratory system except

Chronic kidney disease can lead to hypertension and heart failure.

Reabsorption in the thick segment of the ascending loop is driven by active transport of both sodium and chloride.

Match the historical figure with what they are most known for:

The left lung has two lobes, whereas the right lung has three lobes.

Blood enters the renal corpuscle through the and is filtered by special capillaries called the . The filtered product called is held in before being sent into the proximal convoluted tubule.

The insertion of water channels in the collecting duct is inhibited by

Intake of glucose (eating) stimulates what cells of the pancreas

The movement of fluid and solutes from the peritubular interstitium into the tubular lumen is