COPY: Renal Physiology Quiz

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What is the primary function of aldosterone in the body?

  • Decrease blood volume
  • Increase reabsorption of potassium
  • Increase excretion of water
  • Increase reabsorption of sodium (correct)

Which hormone triggers the conversion of calcidiol to calcitriol in the kidneys?

  • Aldosterone
  • Insulin
  • PTH (correct)
  • Vitamin K

How do nephrons contribute to maintaining blood calcium levels?

  • By stimulating the release of PTH
  • By decreasing calcium reabsorption in the intestines
  • By increasing intestinal calcium reabsorption (correct)
  • By increasing calcium excretion in urine

Which animal species has the highest number of nephrons per kidney?

<p>Cows (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinctive feature of the juxtamedullary nephron compared to the cortical nephron?

<p>Located near the medulla/cortex junction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Can nephrons regenerate fully if damaged?

<p>No, never (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the kidney contains the renal corpuscle?

<p>Renal cortex (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do the efferent arterioles of nephrons contribute to urine concentration?

<p>Form long straight capillaries (vasa recta) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of total body weight is made up of intracellular fluid (ICF)?

<p>40% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Intracellular fluid (ICF) is found where in the body?

<p>In the cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following fluids is considered part of extracellular fluid (ECF)?

<p>All of the above (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes up the extracellular fluid (ECF) and is located within the ears?

<p>Endolymph and Perilymph (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is water primarily brought into ro formed in the body?

<p>More than 1 answer choice is correct (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organ plays a central role in regulating the volume and ion concentration of extracellular fluid (ECF)?

<p>The kidneys (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT listed as a way water is lost from the body?

<p>Inhaling vapor in lungs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why won't injecting fluids in one ECF location affect other locations?

<p>The body has barriers preventing fluid movement. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of renin in the RAAS pathway?

<p>Respond to low blood pressure by its release from the kidneys (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the glomerulus?

<p>Forming primary urine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of aldosterone in the RAAS pathway?

<p>Promote reabsorption of sodium and water in the kidneys (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure reabsorbs water, sodium, and chloride in the kidney?

<p>Thin limbs of Henles Loop (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do ACE inhibitors work to lower blood pressure?

<p>By inhibiting the conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do substances like myoglobin, hemoglobin, and albumin stay within the blood?

<p>They have a high molecular weight (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direct effect of angiotensin 2 on blood vessels?

<p>Cause vasoconstriction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true in regards to the influence of charge on glomerular filtration?

<p>Cations are most easily filtered (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the end result of aldosterone promoting sodium and water reabsorption in the kidneys?

<p>Increase in blood volume and blood pressure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to substances bound to transport proteins in terms of kidney filtration?

<p>They are too big to be filtered (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of RAAS is responsible for converting angiotensinogen into angiotensin 1?

<p>Renin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the nephron is responsible for absorbing most of the water and solutes?

<p>Proximal tubules (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to tubular filtrate as it passes through the nephron's tubular system?

<p>It gets modified by tubular reabsorption to become 'final urine' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main property of substances that are filtered through the glomerulus?

<p>Small molecular size (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What initiates the RAAS pathway in response to low blood pressure?

<p>Release of renin from the kidneys (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main driving force for filtration of fluid from glomerular capillaries into Bowmans Space?

<p>Glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic makes cationic substances more easily filtered in the glomerulus?

<p>Positive charge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between osmolality and osmolarity in relation to temperature dependence?

<p>Osmolarity is temperature dependent, while osmolality is not. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fluid undergoes constant modification through tubular reabsorption to become 'final urine'?

<p>Tubular fluid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does osmotic/oncotic pressure do with regards to the movement of water?

<p>Pulls water towards the higher concentration of solutes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the release of ADH, leading to the production of more concentrated urine?

<p>Increased osmolality of plasma (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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