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What is the primary function of the renal capsule in the kidney?
What is the primary function of the renal capsule in the kidney?
- To filter waste and excess substances
- To protect the kidney from damage (correct)
- To regulate the pH of the urine
- To regulate blood pressure
What is the role of the kidneys in regulating blood volume?
What is the role of the kidneys in regulating blood volume?
- To decrease blood volume by eliminating excess water (correct)
- To regulate blood pressure by releasing renin
- To regulate the concentration of ions in the blood
- To increase blood volume by reabsorbing water
Which of the following is NOT a component of the urinary system?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the urinary system?
- Kidneys
- Liver (correct)
- Bladder
- Ureters
What is the primary function of the kidneys in the excretory system?
What is the primary function of the kidneys in the excretory system?
What is the name of the layer of fat that surrounds the kidney and provides additional protection?
What is the name of the layer of fat that surrounds the kidney and provides additional protection?
What is the name of the hormone produced by the kidneys that helps to regulate blood pressure?
What is the name of the hormone produced by the kidneys that helps to regulate blood pressure?
What is the structure that contains a Bowman's capsule and glomerulus?
What is the structure that contains a Bowman's capsule and glomerulus?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for filtering the blood?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for filtering the blood?
What is the purpose of the Loop of Henle?
What is the purpose of the Loop of Henle?
What is the fluid that passes across the filtration membrane?
What is the fluid that passes across the filtration membrane?
Where is the juxtaglomerular apparatus located?
Where is the juxtaglomerular apparatus located?
What is the final structure that the urine passes through before it leaves the kidney?
What is the final structure that the urine passes through before it leaves the kidney?
Where does the urine flow from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder?
Where does the urine flow from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder?
What is the function of the detrusor muscle at the base of the urinary bladder?
What is the function of the detrusor muscle at the base of the urinary bladder?
What is the term for the triangular area of the bladder floor defined by the openings to the ureters and the urethra?
What is the term for the triangular area of the bladder floor defined by the openings to the ureters and the urethra?
What is the term for the capillaries that surround the nephron?
What is the term for the capillaries that surround the nephron?
Which section of the male urethra passes through the prostate gland?
Which section of the male urethra passes through the prostate gland?
What is the main function of the collecting duct?
What is the main function of the collecting duct?
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