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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?
- One urethra
- Two ureters
- Two kidneys (correct)
- One urinary bladder
What is the main function of the kidneys in the urinary system?
What is the main function of the kidneys in the urinary system?
- Regulation of pH
- Maintenance of blood osmolarity (correct)
- Regulation of blood volume and pressure
- Regulation of blood ionic composition
Which layer of tissue surrounds each kidney?
Which layer of tissue surrounds each kidney?
- Renal fascia (correct)
- Adipose capsule
- Renal capsule
- Renal cortex
What are the functional parts of the kidney?
What are the functional parts of the kidney?
How does blood enter and exit the kidney?
How does blood enter and exit the kidney?
Which of the following is NOT a component part of the nephron?
Which of the following is NOT a component part of the nephron?
What is the function of the nephron?
What is the function of the nephron?
Which process helps to control blood pH and eliminate substances from the body?
Which process helps to control blood pH and eliminate substances from the body?
Where does the majority of solute and water reabsorption from filtered fluid occur?
Where does the majority of solute and water reabsorption from filtered fluid occur?
What promotes the reabsorption of almost all organic solutes in the proximal convoluted tubule?
What promotes the reabsorption of almost all organic solutes in the proximal convoluted tubule?
What creates an osmotic gradient that promotes the reabsorption of water by osmosis?
What creates an osmotic gradient that promotes the reabsorption of water by osmosis?
What is the main factor that determines the rate at which water is lost from the body?
What is the main factor that determines the rate at which water is lost from the body?
When the ADH level is very low, what type of urine is produced?
When the ADH level is very low, what type of urine is produced?
What is the main process involved in the production of concentrated urine?
What is the main process involved in the production of concentrated urine?
Which of the following is NOT a component of a nephron?
Which of the following is NOT a component of a nephron?
Which of the following is NOT a process involved in producing urine?
Which of the following is NOT a process involved in producing urine?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the glomerular filtration membrane?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the glomerular filtration membrane?
What is the net filtration pressure (NFP) in millimeters mercury (mm Hg)?
What is the net filtration pressure (NFP) in millimeters mercury (mm Hg)?
What is the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in milliliters per minute (ml/min) for a normal adult?
What is the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in milliliters per minute (ml/min) for a normal adult?
Which of the following mechanisms does NOT regulate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
Which of the following mechanisms does NOT regulate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
What happens to the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) when blood volume increases?
What happens to the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) when blood volume increases?
Which enzyme converts angiotensin I into active angiotensin II?
Which enzyme converts angiotensin I into active angiotensin II?
How does alcohol affect ADH?
How does alcohol affect ADH?
What is the primary mechanism by which urine is transported through the ureters?
What is the primary mechanism by which urine is transported through the ureters?
Where is the urinary bladder located?
Where is the urinary bladder located?
What is the function of the urethra?
What is the function of the urethra?
What is the role of the male urethra in addition to discharging urine?
What is the role of the male urethra in addition to discharging urine?
What initiates the spinal micturition reflex?
What initiates the spinal micturition reflex?
Which layer of the urinary bladder consists of smooth muscles?
Which layer of the urinary bladder consists of smooth muscles?
What forms the internal urethral sphincter in the urinary bladder?
What forms the internal urethral sphincter in the urinary bladder?