Multiple Choice
Besides making urine, the kidneys do which of the following:
A) Synthesize vitamin D (cholecalciferol) in response to sunlight
B) Release of the hormone thrombopoietin
C) Degrade circulating hormones
D) Formation of angiotensinogen
E) Secretes aldosterone
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Q8: Blood flow through the aggregate afferent arterioles
Q9: Angiotensin converting enzyme<br>A) Cleaves angiotensinogen to angiotensin
Q10: Renin<br>A) Cleaves angiotensinogen to angiotensin I<br>B) Cleaves
Q11: The renal arterial blood comes from the<br>A)
Q12: The glomerulus lies between<br>A) Efferent arteriole and
Q14: The tube leading from the kidney to
Q15: The vasa recta arise from<br>A) The afferent
Q16: The descending vasa recta perfuse the<br>A) proximal
Q17: The afferent arterioles arise from the<br>A) Interlobar
Q18: The macula densa<br>A) Senses [Na<sup>+</sup>] in the