The Urinary System

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What is the primary function of the glomerulus?

Regulation of blood pressure

Reabsorption of filtrate into the blood

Filtration of blood into the nephron (correct)

Secretion of waste from the blood into the filtrate

What is the direction of blood flow in the efferent arteriole?

From the peritubular capillaries to the glomerulus

From the afferent arteriole to the glomerulus

From the glomerulus to the peritubular capillaries

From the glomerulus to the renal vein (correct)

What is the role of the peritubular capillaries in the nephron?

Secretion of waste from the blood into the filtrate

Regulation of blood pressure

Filtration of blood into the nephron

Reabsorption of filtrate into the blood (correct)

Where does the process of secretion occur in the nephron?

In the proximal convoluted tubule Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the renal corpuscle?

Filtration of blood into the nephron Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of filtrate flow in the nephron?

From the glomerulus to the collecting duct Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the urinary system?

To filter waste products and excess fluids from the blood Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of the urinary system?

Diaphragm Signup and view all the answers

What is the outermost layer of the kidney?

Renal capsule Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?

Ureter Signup and view all the answers

Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood to the kidneys?

Renal artery Signup and view all the answers

What is the functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtering waste products from the blood?

Nephron Signup and view all the answers

The Urinary System

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