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Which part of the kidney contains the renal corpuscles and proximal and distal segments of tubules of nephrons?
Which part of the kidney contains the renal corpuscles and proximal and distal segments of tubules of nephrons?
- Cortex (correct)
- Hilus
- Medulla
- Renal sinus
What is the main function of the kidney related to the osmotic concentration of blood plasma and body fluids?
What is the main function of the kidney related to the osmotic concentration of blood plasma and body fluids?
- Acid-base balance regulation
- Osmoregulation (correct)
- Excretion of toxic metabolic waste products
- Hormonal and metabolic functions
Which part of the kidney forms one or more cone-shaped pyramids?
Which part of the kidney forms one or more cone-shaped pyramids?
- Medulla (correct)
- Hilus
- Cortex
- Renal sinus
Where is the indented area of the kidney where the blood vessels and ureter enter and exit?
Where is the indented area of the kidney where the blood vessels and ureter enter and exit?
What is the space around the pelvis and between calyces filled with fatty tissue called?
What is the space around the pelvis and between calyces filled with fatty tissue called?
Which part of the kidney is the enlarged, funnel-shaped proximal portion of the ureter?
Which part of the kidney is the enlarged, funnel-shaped proximal portion of the ureter?
What is the branching portion of the pelvis that collects the urine in a multilobular kidney called?
What is the branching portion of the pelvis that collects the urine in a multilobular kidney called?
What is the urinary collection system of the kidney consisting of pelvis and its branches called?
What is the urinary collection system of the kidney consisting of pelvis and its branches called?
Which part of the kidney varies by species and refers to discrete regions of cortex and medulla?
Which part of the kidney varies by species and refers to discrete regions of cortex and medulla?
What does a lobe in a multilobular kidney contain?
What does a lobe in a multilobular kidney contain?
What is the discrete unit containing cortex and medulla in a multilobular kidney called?
What is the discrete unit containing cortex and medulla in a multilobular kidney called?
What is the function of the renal papilla in the kidney?
What is the function of the renal papilla in the kidney?
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