Exam 18: The Urinary System

Which statement is NOT true of the urinary bladder?

The renal cortex is the ____ layer of the kidney tissue and is made of ____.

In the kidney, the renal pelvis empties urine into the ____________________.

In the kidney, the renal tubules are surrounded by the ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of the blood vessels of the kidney? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statement.)

The part of the CNS that controls the external urethral sphincter is the:

In the kidneys, the hormone that increases the excretion of sodium ions and water is ____________________.

If the kidneys are not functioning properly, the levels of the nitrogenous waste products will decrease in the ____________________ and increase in the ____________________.

____ is (are) a measure of how dilute or concentrated urine is.

The cells called podocytes are part of ____, and their "feet" are on the ____.

The male urethra is enclosed by the ____________________ and ____________________.

In the kidneys, the hormone that directly increases the reabsorption of water is:

The enzyme renin is produced by the ____ of the kidney.

The ____________________ is usually contracted to prevent outflow of urine.

Voluntary control of the urination reflex is provided by the ____________________, which ____________________ to prevent urination

If aldosterone secretion decreases, more ____________________ ions will be present in urine.

The specific gravity of urine is a measure of the:

The capillaries of the kidneys that receive useful materials that are reabsorbed are the:

The kidneys are retroperitoneal, which means they are ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of tubular reabsorption in the kidneys?