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What is the estimated number of nephrons in each kidney?
What is the estimated number of nephrons in each kidney?
- Three million
- Two million
- One and half million (correct)
- One million
Where are the kidneys located?
Where are the kidneys located?
- On either side of the vertebral column behind the peritoneum (correct)
- In the upper thoracic cavity
- In the lower abdominal cavity
- On either side of the spinal cord
What is the function of the renal arteries?
What is the function of the renal arteries?
- To bring blood to the kidneys for filtration (correct)
- To regulate electrolyte balance
- To carry urine away from the kidneys
- To produce urine
What does the filtrate in the nephrons contain?
What does the filtrate in the nephrons contain?
What is one of the kidney functions?
What is one of the kidney functions?
True or false: The urinary system is composed of two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, and the urethra.
True or false: The urinary system is composed of two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, and the urethra.
True or false: The kidneys are located in the lower abdominal cavity.
True or false: The kidneys are located in the lower abdominal cavity.
True or false: Blood reaches the kidneys through the renal veins and is filtered in the glomeruli of the nephrons.
True or false: Blood reaches the kidneys through the renal veins and is filtered in the glomeruli of the nephrons.
True or false: The filtrate in the nephrons contains water, waste products of metabolism, and electrolytes.
True or false: The filtrate in the nephrons contains water, waste products of metabolism, and electrolytes.
True or false: One of the kidney functions is the regulation of the amount of extracellular fluid through either elimination of excess fluid or fluid retention.
True or false: One of the kidney functions is the regulation of the amount of extracellular fluid through either elimination of excess fluid or fluid retention.
