Exam 18: Urinary System

Blood enters the kidney through the ____________________ and leaves through the ____________________.

How much of the fluid filtered by both kidneys is reabsorbed by the body?

The component of the nephron where glomerular filtrate is processed is the ____________________.

Match each renal structure with its location or function. a.renal cortex f.ureter b.renal medulla g.major calyx c.renal pyramids h.minor calyx d.renal columns i.hilum e.renal pelvis -Structure(s) that converge to form the renal pelvis

Most of the water, electrolytes, and nutrients are reabsorbed in the

Match each renal structure with its location or function. a.renal cortex f.ureter b.renal medulla g.major calyx c.renal pyramids h.minor calyx d.renal columns i.hilum e.renal pelvis -Divide the interior of the kidney into cone-shaped sections

What is the renal tubule?

Which statement about the location of the kidneys is correct?

The wall of the bladder is called the ____________________ muscle.

The layers of epithelia cells that envelop the glomerulus in an open-ended covering are called ____________________.

What is the filtration unit of the kidney?

The amount of fluid filtered by both kidneys is called the ____________________.

The process whereby chemicals are removed from the filtrate and returned to the blood is called ____________________.

Match each renal structure with its location or function. a.renal cortex f.ureter b.renal medulla g.major calyx c.renal pyramids h.minor calyx d.renal columns i.hilum e.renal pelvis -Slit on concave side of kidney through which blood vessels, the ureter, and nerves enter and leave

Which structural characteristic of the proximal convoluted tubule enhances its role in tubular reabsorption?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the function of Bowman's capsule?

Each nephron contains a cluster of capillaries called a ____________________.

The component of a nephron that filters blood plasma is the ____________________.

Match each renal structure with its location or function. a.renal cortex f.ureter b.renal medulla g.major calyx c.renal pyramids h.minor calyx d.renal columns i.hilum e.renal pelvis -Cone-shaped sections in the kidney's interior

Aldosterone causes which of the following?