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What is the primary function of the juxtamedullary nephrons?
What is the primary function of the juxtamedullary nephrons?
- Filtration of the blood
- Removal of waste products and reabsorption of nutrients
- Secretion of hormones
- Regulation of water and electrolyte concentrations (correct)
What is the main exchange of water and salt that takes place in the body?
What is the main exchange of water and salt that takes place in the body?
- In the glomerulus
- In the renal artery
- In the collecting duct
- In the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta (correct)
What is the significance of the shield of negativity in the glomerular filtration barrier?
What is the significance of the shield of negativity in the glomerular filtration barrier?
- It prevents positively charged molecules from entering the filtrate (correct)
- It increases the surface area for filtration
- It allows only small molecules to pass through
- It regulates the pH of the filtrate
What is the relationship between the length of the urethra and the risk of infection?
What is the relationship between the length of the urethra and the risk of infection?
What is the function of the nephron, the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney?
What is the function of the nephron, the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney?
What is the significance of handwashing in breaking the chain of infection?
What is the significance of handwashing in breaking the chain of infection?
Which type of transport involves the movement of molecules across a membrane by diffusion due to a physical gradient?
Which type of transport involves the movement of molecules across a membrane by diffusion due to a physical gradient?
What is the renal threshold for glucose in mg/dL?
What is the renal threshold for glucose in mg/dL?
In renal disease, which function is the first to be affected?
In renal disease, which function is the first to be affected?
What is the molecular weight cut-off for the glomerulus to allow filtration?
What is the molecular weight cut-off for the glomerulus to allow filtration?
What prevents a positive charge molecule from entering the glomerulus during filtration?
What prevents a positive charge molecule from entering the glomerulus during filtration?
Which of the following is the primary mechanism of reabsorption in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle?
Which of the following is the primary mechanism of reabsorption in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle?
What is the relationship between antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and aldosterone?
What is the relationship between antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and aldosterone?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for the passive reabsorption of water?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for the passive reabsorption of water?
Which substance is actively reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)?
Which substance is actively reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)?
What is the relationship between antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and urine volume?
What is the relationship between antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and urine volume?
Which of the following substances is NOT primarily secreted by the renal tubules for the purpose of acid-base balance regulation?
Which of the following substances is NOT primarily secreted by the renal tubules for the purpose of acid-base balance regulation?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the actions of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the actions of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)?
In renal tubular acidosis (RTA), which of the following statements is true?
In renal tubular acidosis (RTA), which of the following statements is true?
Which of the following is the most common test used to evaluate glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
Which of the following is the most common test used to evaluate glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
Which of the following disadvantages applies to the use of creatinine as a marker for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) evaluation?
Which of the following disadvantages applies to the use of creatinine as a marker for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) evaluation?
Which of the following statements about tubular secretion is INCORRECT?
Which of the following statements about tubular secretion is INCORRECT?
Which marker is a better indicator of renal tubular function than creatinine clearance?
Which marker is a better indicator of renal tubular function than creatinine clearance?
What is the advantage of using Cystatin C as a marker for estimating GFR?
What is the advantage of using Cystatin C as a marker for estimating GFR?
Which formula for estimating GFR considers Age, Sex, and Body Weight as variables?
Which formula for estimating GFR considers Age, Sex, and Body Weight as variables?
What is the significance of Osmolality in the context of the Tubular Reabsorption Test?
What is the significance of Osmolality in the context of the Tubular Reabsorption Test?
When should a patient undergo water deprivation before collecting a urine sample for the Tubular Reabsorption Test?
When should a patient undergo water deprivation before collecting a urine sample for the Tubular Reabsorption Test?
Which variable is not considered in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula for estimating GFR?
Which variable is not considered in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula for estimating GFR?
