Exam three

Question 1

Which of these “tubes” carries urine, by peristalsis, from the kidney to the bladder?

Answer 1

Ureter

Question 2

Which of these “tubes” carries urine from the bladder to the toilet (out of the body)?

Answer 2

Urethra

Question 3

The kidney uses 2 capillaries in order to filter and then re-absorb blood plasma. Which of these capillaries does blood pass through first?

Answer 3

Glomerulus

Question 4

Which of these capillaries is encased by special cells called podocytes?

Answer 4

Glomerulus

Question 5

Which of these regions of the nephron re-absorbs “objects” such as glucose, electrolytes/ions and proteins from the filtered plasma/urine?

Answer 5

Proximal tubule

Question 6

Which of these blood vessels carries blood towards/into the kidney?

Answer 6

Renal artery

Question 7

Which of these blood vessels carries blood away from the kidney?

Answer 7

Renal vein

Question 8

In order to urinate/micturate, the detrusor muscle of the urinary bladder must

Answer 8

Contract

Question 9

When we allow ourselves to urinate/micturate, we must ____ the external urinary sphincter muscle.

Answer 9

Relax

Question 10

Which of these hormones stimulates the kidneys to reduce blood pressure?

Answer 10

Atrial natiurietic peptide