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Which of the following is NOT a component of the urinary system?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the urinary system?
Which part of the urinary system is responsible for the elimination of wastes from the body?
Which part of the urinary system is responsible for the elimination of wastes from the body?
Which part of the male urethra is lined by pseudostratified columnar epithelium?
Which part of the male urethra is lined by pseudostratified columnar epithelium?
What type of epithelium lines the female urethra distally?
What type of epithelium lines the female urethra distally?
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Which part of the male urethra extends through the prostate gland?
Which part of the male urethra extends through the prostate gland?
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Which of the following is NOT a layer of the ureter and urinary bladder wall?
Which of the following is NOT a layer of the ureter and urinary bladder wall?
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Which type of muscle is found in the muscularis externa of the ureter and urinary bladder?
Which type of muscle is found in the muscularis externa of the ureter and urinary bladder?
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What is the function of the lamina propria in the ureter and urinary bladder?
What is the function of the lamina propria in the ureter and urinary bladder?
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Which layer of the ureter and urinary bladder wall is mainly composed of loose connective tissue with blood vessels and nerves?
Which layer of the ureter and urinary bladder wall is mainly composed of loose connective tissue with blood vessels and nerves?
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Which part of the kidney is responsible for the reabsorption of all organic nutrients, all proteins, most water, all glucose, and electrolytes?
Which part of the kidney is responsible for the reabsorption of all organic nutrients, all proteins, most water, all glucose, and electrolytes?
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Which part of the nephron is involved in the hydroxylation of vitamin D and releasing it to the capillaries?
Which part of the nephron is involved in the hydroxylation of vitamin D and releasing it to the capillaries?
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Which part of the nephron is responsible for the passive and active reabsorption of Na+ and Cl-?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for the passive and active reabsorption of Na+ and Cl-?
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Which part of the nephron is involved in the regulation of the rate of Na+ absorption in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) by aldosterone?
Which part of the nephron is involved in the regulation of the rate of Na+ absorption in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) by aldosterone?
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Which part of the nephron is responsible for the reabsorption of the majority of water and solutes back into the blood?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for the reabsorption of the majority of water and solutes back into the blood?
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Which type of nephron enables the kidney to secrete very concentrated urine?
Which type of nephron enables the kidney to secrete very concentrated urine?
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Which cells in the wall of the afferent arteriole release renin in response to decreased perfusion or increased sympathetic tone?
Which cells in the wall of the afferent arteriole release renin in response to decreased perfusion or increased sympathetic tone?
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Which part of the nephron is responsible for the secretion of hydrogen ions into the tubular fluid?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for the secretion of hydrogen ions into the tubular fluid?
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Which one of the following is NOT a function of the urinary system?
Which one of the following is NOT a function of the urinary system?
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Which part of the nephron filters blood plasma?
Which part of the nephron filters blood plasma?
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Which type of nephron enables the kidney to secrete very concentrated urine?
Which type of nephron enables the kidney to secrete very concentrated urine?
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Which cells in the wall of the afferent arteriole release renin in response to decreased perfusion or increased sympathetic tone?
Which cells in the wall of the afferent arteriole release renin in response to decreased perfusion or increased sympathetic tone?
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