Exam 17: The Urinary System: Filtration and Fluid Balance

________ is inflammation of the glomerulus.

PKD stands for ____________ disease.

When blood flow to the nephrons decreases for a period of time, the oxygen being delivered to the nephron also decreases leading to tissue injury.This injury is classified as ________.

Sympathetic output causes _________________ glomerular filtration.

New research has shown that urination is actually controlled by the ________.

Explain how diabetes mellitus affects the kidneys.

Antidiuretic hormone is secreted by the kidneys.

Filtration is controlled by changing pressure.

Kidney stones can be caused by any of the following except ________.

The patient with diabetes insipidus will have copious amounts of ________ urine.

Which of the following is not a function of the urinary system?

________ is a general term for kidney disease particularly damage to the filtering apparatus of the nephrons.

What are the vessels that lead to the glomeruli?

Blood enters the renal corpuscle via the ____________.

The functional unit of the kidney is the neuron.

Blood flows from the glomerulus into the ________ arteriole.

Urinary tract infections are often caused by ____________ bacteria in the urinary tract.

Renal pyramids are separated by narrow ________, which are extensions of the cortical tissue.

The first section of the nephron loop glomerular filtrate encounters is the ________.

A sphincter controls the release of urine.