Exam 18: The Urinary System

A Bowman's capsule has ____________________ layers, and the layer that is very permeable is the ____________________ layer.

Which of the following statements are true of tubular secretion? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The normal pH range of urine is:

If the kidneys are not functioning properly, blood levels of the nitrogenous waste products will ____________________, and urine levels will ____________________.

The renal vein carries blood to the ____________________.

At the hilus of the kidney is:

The function of the nephrons of a kidney is to form ____________________ from ____________________.

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

Urine is carried from the urinary bladder to the exterior by the:

In the glomerulus, blood pressure is high because the ____________________ arteriole has a smaller diameter than the ____________________ arteriole.

In the kidneys, osmosis is the process for the reabsorption of:

The purpose of the renin-angiotensin mechanism is to ____________________.

In the kidneys, the process by which small proteins are reabsorbed is:

The function of erythropoietin is to:

The kidneys respond to increased alkalinity of the blood by retaining more ____________________ ions in order to ____________________ the pH of the blood.

In the kidneys, the processes of reabsorption and secretion take place in the:

In the kidneys, two hormones that increase the reabsorption of water are ____________________ and ____________________.

In the kidney, the efferent arteriole has a smaller diameter than the afferent arteriole, and this will:

In the kidneys, the process by which glucose is reabsorbed from the renal filtrate is:

In men, the urinary bladder is ____ to the prostate gland and ____ to the small intestinE.