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Which structure filters blood and converts the filtrate into urine?
Which structure filters blood and converts the filtrate into urine?
- Kidneys (correct)
- Urinary bladder
- Ureters
- Urethra
What is the function of the urinary bladder?
What is the function of the urinary bladder?
- Regulation of ion levels
- Elimination of metabolic wastes
- Transportation of urine from the kidneys
- Storage of urine (correct)
Which tissue layer directly adheres to the external surface of the kidney and maintains its shape?
Which tissue layer directly adheres to the external surface of the kidney and maintains its shape?
- Perinephric fat
- Fibrous capsule (correct)
- Renal fascia
- Renal cortex
Which of the following is a source of fluid intake according to the text?
Which of the following is a source of fluid intake according to the text?
Which category of fluid imbalance occurs when isotonic fluid loss is greater than isotonic fluid gain?
Which category of fluid imbalance occurs when isotonic fluid loss is greater than isotonic fluid gain?
What causes dehydration according to the text?
What causes dehydration according to the text?
Which of the following substances is reabsorbed along the entire length of the nephron tubule?
Which of the following substances is reabsorbed along the entire length of the nephron tubule?
Which of the following factors can decrease the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)?
Which of the following factors can decrease the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)?
Which of the following is a characteristic of tubular secretion?
Which of the following is a characteristic of tubular secretion?
Which of the following is a mechanism of intrinsic control in the kidney?
Which of the following is a mechanism of intrinsic control in the kidney?
Which substances will have a renal plasma clearance (RPC) equal to the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
Which substances will have a renal plasma clearance (RPC) equal to the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
What are the characteristics of urine?
What are the characteristics of urine?
What is the average volume of urine excreted per day?
What is the average volume of urine excreted per day?
What is the function of the ureters?
What is the function of the ureters?
Which part of the kidney is responsible for regulating blood flow in and out of the glomerulus?
Which part of the kidney is responsible for regulating blood flow in and out of the glomerulus?
Where does blood enter and exit the glomerulus?
Where does blood enter and exit the glomerulus?
Which type of nephron is important in establishing salt concentration gradient in the interstitial fluid?
Which type of nephron is important in establishing salt concentration gradient in the interstitial fluid?
What is the function of principal cells in the collecting tubules and ducts?
What is the function of principal cells in the collecting tubules and ducts?
Which hormone is released from the parathyroid gland in response to decreased blood calcium?
Which hormone is released from the parathyroid gland in response to decreased blood calcium?
Which hormone inhibits phosphate reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule and stimulates calcium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule?
Which hormone inhibits phosphate reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule and stimulates calcium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule?
What is the process called that actively moves sodium chloride from the tubular fluid into the interstitial space deep within the kidneys, creating an osmotic gradient for water reabsorption?
What is the process called that actively moves sodium chloride from the tubular fluid into the interstitial space deep within the kidneys, creating an osmotic gradient for water reabsorption?
What substance may be measured to estimate the glomerular filtration rate?
What substance may be measured to estimate the glomerular filtration rate?
Which structure in the kidney is responsible for filtering blood into the glomerular capsule?
Which structure in the kidney is responsible for filtering blood into the glomerular capsule?
Which type of capillaries are primarily located in the medulla of the kidney?
Which type of capillaries are primarily located in the medulla of the kidney?
What is the correct sequence of structures that transport fluids through the urinary system?
What is the correct sequence of structures that transport fluids through the urinary system?
What is the first step in urine formation?
What is the first step in urine formation?
