front 1 The mechanism that establishes the medullary osmotic gradient depends most on the permeability properties of the ________ | back 1 nephron loop |
front 2 Which of the following is not associated with the renal corpuscle? | back 2 a vasa recta |
front 3 An increase in the permeability of the cells of the collecting tubule to water is due to a(n) ________ | back 3 increased production of ADH |
front 4 The urinary bladder is composed of ________ epithelium. | back 4 transitional |
front 5 The kidneys are stimulated to produce renin ________. | back 5 by a decrease in blood pressure |
front 6 Which of the choices below is not a function of the urinary system | back 6 a. eliminates solid, undigested wastes and excretes carbon dioxide, water, salts, and heat |
front 7 The ________ artery lies on the boundary between the cortex and medulla of the kidney. | back 7 arcuate |
front 8 The glomerulus differs from other capillaries in the body in that it ________ | back 8 is drained by an efferent arteriole |
front 9 The descending limb of the nephron loop ________. | back 9 contains fluid that becomes more concentrated as it moves down into the medulla |
front 10 Select the correct statement about the ureters | back 10 The ureters are capable of peristalsis like that of the gastrointestinal tract. |
front 11 The fatty tissue surrounding the kidneys is important because it ________. | back 11 stabilizes the position of the kidneys by holding them in their normal position |
front 12 The renal corpuscle is made up of ________. | back 12 Bowman's capsule and glomerulus |
front 13 The functional and structural unit of the kidneys is the ________. | back 13 nephron |
front 14 Which of the following does not describe the justaglomerular complex? | back 14 Its macula densa cells produce aldosterone. |
front 15 The chief force pushing water and solutes out of the blood across the filtration membrane is ________. | back 15 glomerular hydrostatic pressure (glomerular blood pressure) |
front 16 Which of the following acts as the trigger for the initiation of micturition (voiding)? | back 16 the stretching of the bladder wall |
front 17 The filtration membrane includes all except ________. | back 17 renal fascia |
front 18 The mechanism of water reabsorption by the renal tubules is ________. | back 18 osmosis |
front 19 Most electrolyte reabsorption by the renal tubules is ________. | back 19 hormonally controlled in distal tubule segments |
front 20 The macula densa cells respond to ________. | back 20 changes in solute content of the filtrate |
front 21 Which of the following is not reabsorbed by the proximal convoluted tubule? | back 21 creatnine |
front 22 The fluid in the glomerular (Bowman's) capsule is similar to plasma except that it does not contain a significant amount of ________. | back 22 plasma protein |
front 23 Alcohol acts as a diuretic because it ________. | back 23 inhibits a release of ADH |
front 24 The function of angiotensin II is to ________. | back 24 constrict arterioles and increase blood pressure |
front 25 A disease caused by inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the pituitary gland with symptoms of polyuria is ________. | back 25 diabetes insipidus |