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What is the function of the visceral layer?
What is the function of the visceral layer?
- To surround the renal tubules
- To produce urine
- To filter the blood
- To surround the capillaries of the glomerulus (correct)
What is the renal corpuscle composed of?
What is the renal corpuscle composed of?
- Renal corpuscle and Bowman's capsule
- Renal tubules and Bowman's capsule
- Glomerulus and visceral layer
- Tuft of fenestrated capillaries and Bowman's capsule (correct)
What is the glomerulus?
What is the glomerulus?
- A type of epithelial capsule
- Part of the renal tubules
- A tuft of fenestrated capillaries (correct)
- A double-walled epithelial capsule
What surrounds the glomerulus?
What surrounds the glomerulus?
What is the function of Bowman's capsule?
What is the function of Bowman's capsule?
What is the upper expanded portion of the ureter?
What is the upper expanded portion of the ureter?
Where is the pelvis of the ureter located?
Where is the pelvis of the ureter located?
What is the relationship between the pelvis and the kidney?
What is the relationship between the pelvis and the kidney?
What is the term for the hollow region of the kidney where the pelvis is located?
What is the term for the hollow region of the kidney where the pelvis is located?
Which of the following structures is NOT directly related to the pelvis of the ureter?
Which of the following structures is NOT directly related to the pelvis of the ureter?
What is the typical thickness of the transitional epithelium of the bladder in its un-distended state?
What is the typical thickness of the transitional epithelium of the bladder in its un-distended state?
What shape are the superficial cells of the transitional epithelium?
What shape are the superficial cells of the transitional epithelium?
Where do the superficial cells of the transitional epithelium bulge into?
Where do the superficial cells of the transitional epithelium bulge into?
What is the condition of the bladder when the transitional epithelium is five or six cells in thickness?
What is the condition of the bladder when the transitional epithelium is five or six cells in thickness?
What is the function of the transitional epithelium in the bladder?
What is the function of the transitional epithelium in the bladder?
What is the sequence of urine flow through the kidney?
What is the sequence of urine flow through the kidney?
From the major calyces, urine passes to which part of the urinary system?
From the major calyces, urine passes to which part of the urinary system?
What is the final route of urine elimination from the body?
What is the final route of urine elimination from the body?
What is the structure that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder?
What is the structure that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder?
Where is the urine stored temporarily before being eliminated from the body?
Where is the urine stored temporarily before being eliminated from the body?
What characteristic do the epithelial cells often exhibit?
What characteristic do the epithelial cells often exhibit?
What happens to the epithelial cells when the bladder is stretched?
What happens to the epithelial cells when the bladder is stretched?
What is the typical thickness of the epithelium when the bladder is full of urine?
What is the typical thickness of the epithelium when the bladder is full of urine?
What happens to the epithelial cells when the bladder is empty?
What happens to the epithelial cells when the bladder is empty?
What is the main reason for the epithelial cells to change shape?
What is the main reason for the epithelial cells to change shape?
