Question 1

What is line "B" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A) Fenestration 
B) Pedicel 
C) Filtration slit 
D) Basal lamina 
E) Lumen of the glomerulus 
A) Fenestration 
B) Pedicel 
C) Filtration slit 
D) Basal lamina 
E) Lumen of the glomerulus

Question 2

This layer of filtration membrane is composed of collagen fibers and proteoglycans in a glycoprotein matrix.

Accepted Answer

A) glomerular endothelial cells 
B) basal lamina 
C) pedicels 
D) filtration slits 
E) slit membrane 
A) glomerular endothelial cells 
B) basal lamina 
C) pedicels 
D) filtration slits 
E) slit membrane

Question 3

Where is the ascending limb of the loop of Henle?

Accepted Answer

A) C 
B) D 
C) J 
D) K 
E) L 
A) C 
B) D 
C) J 
D) K 
E) L

Question 4

Each kidney can have anywhere from 8 to 18 of these.

Accepted Answer

A) I 
B) J 
C) K 
D) L 
E) H 
A) I 
B) J 
C) K 
D) L 
E) H

Question 5

Consumption of salty food will cause an increase in this hormone.

Accepted Answer

A) Aldosterone 
B) Renin 
C) ANH 
D) Angiotensin-II 
E) ADH 
A) Aldosterone 
B) Renin 
C) ANH 
D) Angiotensin-II 
E) ADH

Question 6

Which vessel in the diagram is the interlobular vein?

Accepted Answer

A) C 
B) D 
C) E 
D) F 
E) L 
A) C 
B) D 
C) E 
D) F 
E) L

Question 7

This is a nephron process that results in a substance in blood entering the already formed filtrate.

Accepted Answer

A) reabsorption 
B) filtration 
C) secretion 
D) excretion 
E) none of these choices 
A) reabsorption 
B) filtration 
C) secretion 
D) excretion 
E) none of these choices

Question 8

An increase in permeability of the filtration membrane due to disease,injury,or irritation of kidney cells by substances such as bacterial toxins,ether,or heavy metals indicates which condition?

Accepted Answer

A) albuminuria 
B) lucosuria 
C) robilinogenuria 
D) ketonuria 
E) bilirubinuria 
A) albuminuria 
B) lucosuria 
C) robilinogenuria 
D) ketonuria 
E) bilirubinuria

Question 9

Describe the flow of blood through the kidneys.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the flow of blood through the...

Question 10

Where is the corticomedullary junction?

Accepted Answer

A) G 
B) J 
C) M 
D) N 
E) O 
A) G 
B) J 
C) M 
D) N 
E) O

Question 11

Which vessel(s)in the diagram are the vasa recta?

Accepted Answer

A) C 
B) D 
C) E 
D) M 
E) L 
A) C 
B) D 
C) E 
D) M 
E) L

Question 12

This layer's main function is to protect the kidney from trauma and hold it in place within the abdominal cavity.

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C

Question 13

This term means the return of substances into the blood stream from the filtrate.

Accepted Answer

A) reabsorption 
B) filtration 
C) secretion 
D) excretion 
E) none of these choices 
A) reabsorption 
B) filtration 
C) secretion 
D) excretion 
E) none of these choices

Question 14

Fluid flowing from point H in the figure will go to which structure next?

Accepted Answer

A) L 
B) B 
C) I 
D) G 
E) N 
A) L 
B) B 
C) I 
D) G 
E) N

Question 15

This occurs when a substance passes from the fluid in the tubular lumen through the apical membrane,across the cytosol,and then into the interstitial fluid.

Accepted Answer

A) paracellular reabsoprtion 
B) transcellular reabsoprtion 
C) apical reasborption 
D) basolateral reabsorption 
E) active transport 
A) paracellular reabsoprtion 
B) transcellular reabsoprtion 
C) apical reasborption 
D) basolateral reabsorption 
E) active transport

Question 16

Which vessel(s)in the diagram are the peritubular capillaries?

Accepted Answer

A) C 
B) D 
C) E 
D) M 
E) L 
A) C 
B) D 
C) E 
D) M 
E) L

Question 17

Trace the flow of a water molecule through the nephrons from the afferent arteriole to the minor calyx.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Trace the flow of a water molecule...

Question 18

Which of the following is a waste product normally excreted by the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

A) urea 
B) glucose 
C) insulin 
D) cholesterol 
E) carbon dioxide 
A) urea 
B) glucose 
C) insulin 
D) cholesterol 
E) carbon dioxide

Question 19

What is line "C" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A) Fenestration 
B) Pedicel 
C) Filtration slit 
D) Basal lamina 
E) Lumen of the glomerulus 
A) Fenestration 
B) Pedicel 
C) Filtration slit 
D) Basal lamina 
E) Lumen of the glomerulus

Question 20

Where is the distal convoluted tubule?

Accepted Answer

A) D 
B) E 
C) J 
D) K 
E) L 
A) D 
B) E 
C) J 
D) K 
E) L

Exam 25: The Urinary System

What is line "B" pointing to?

This layer of filtration membrane is composed of collagen fibers and proteoglycans in a glycoprotein matrix.

Where is the ascending limb of the loop of Henle?

Each kidney can have anywhere from 8 to 18 of these.

Consumption of salty food will cause an increase in this hormone.

Which vessel in the diagram is the interlobular vein?

This is a nephron process that results in a substance in blood entering the already formed filtrate.

An increase in permeability of the filtration membrane due to disease,injury,or irritation of kidney cells by substances such as bacterial toxins,ether,or heavy metals indicates which condition?

Describe the flow of blood through the kidneys.

Where is the corticomedullary junction?

Which vessel(s)in the diagram are the vasa recta?

This layer's main function is to protect the kidney from trauma and hold it in place within the abdominal cavity.

This term means the return of substances into the blood stream from the filtrate.

Fluid flowing from point H in the figure will go to which structure next?

This occurs when a substance passes from the fluid in the tubular lumen through the apical membrane,across the cytosol,and then into the interstitial fluid.

Which vessel(s)in the diagram are the peritubular capillaries?

Trace the flow of a water molecule through the nephrons from the afferent arteriole to the minor calyx.

Which of the following is a waste product normally excreted by the kidneys?

What is line "C" pointing to?

Where is the distal convoluted tubule?

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton

The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System

The Cardiovascular System: The Blood

The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity

The Digestive System

Metabolism

The Reproductive Systems

Development and Inheritance

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