Cardiovascular System and Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

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What is the main function of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the cardiovascular system?

Increasing heart rate

Enhancing oxygen transport in the blood

Regulating blood pressure (correct)

Speeding up blood circulation

Where does blood filtration start in the kidney?

Renal corpuscle (correct)

Afferent arteriole

Bowman’s capsule

Glomerulus

What is the structural composition of a nephron in the kidney?

Renal tubule and glomerulus (correct)

Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule

Afferent and efferent arterioles

Renal corpuscle and peritubular capillaries

Where does the glomerulus funnel blood into after it leaves the afferent arteriole?

Efferent arterioles Signup and view all the answers

What part of the nephron is known as the loop of Henle?

Nephron loop Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the juxtaglomerular cells is correct?

They are smooth muscle cells located near the glomerulus and respond to changes in blood pressure and blood volume. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the macula densa cells?

To sense changes in glomerular filtration rate based on the quantity of sodium and chloride ions flowing through the tubule. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the sympathetic nervous system's role in regulating blood pressure is correct?

All of the above statements are correct. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the filtration process in the nephron is correct?

As filtrate makes its way through the renal tubule, waste and molecules like ions and water are exchanged between the tubule until, finally, urine is formed. Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct sequence of events in the formation of the renal vein?

The peritubular capillaries reunite to form larger and larger venous vessels, which eventually form the renal vein that drains into the inferior vena cava. Signup and view all the answers