Chapter 17 Flashcards
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The pH of the plasma is regulated directly by the ______.
kidney
The kidneys are anatomically ______.
below the diaphragm and the liver
The
muscle in the urinary bladder wall is responsible for emptying the bladder.
detrusor
The
is the smallest functional unit of the kidney that is responsible for the formation of urine.
nephron
Glomerular filtrate fluid is first derived from ______.
blood plasma
Which of the following is a function of the kidneys?
Regulation of electrolytes
Filtration of materials from the blood into the glomerular or Bowman’s capsule is favored by the relatively high __________ of the _______.
hydrostatic pressure; blood
The
lie on either side of the vertebral column below the diaphragm and liver.
kidneys or kidney
What muscle causes the emptying of the urinary bladder?
Detrusor muscle
Which of the following are intrinsic regulators of GFR or glomerular filtration rate?
Tubuloglomerular feedback
Myogenic constriction of the afferent arteriole
What is the smallest functional unit of the kidney?
A nephron
The typical % of glomerular filtrate which is absorbed before any adjustment of the volume is ______.
85%
What is the fluid entering the glomerular capsule or Bowman’s capsule?
Filtrate
Which of the following favors filtration into the Bowman’s or glomerular capsule of nephron?
High hydrostatic pressure of the blood
Large glomerular surface area
Where are the kidneys located in the body?
On either side of the spine just below the diaphragm and liver
True or false: The total osmolarity of the filtrate is essentially the same as the blood plasma.
True
The glomerular filtration rate is regulated by both extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms. Which of the following is an extrinsic regulators of GFR?
Sympathetic innervation
_____ occurs when filtered molecules are returned to the blood from the filtrate in the tubules.
Reabsorption
The vasa recta are ______.
blood vessels associated with the nephron loops
The fluid entering the glomerular capsule is called the
because it passes through three layers that serve as selective filters.
filtrate
This tubule region is the ______.
collecting duct
The osmolarity of the filtrate in the Bowman’s or glomerular capsule is _______ the blood plasma osmolarity.
the same as
A substance in the blood can be removed or cleared by the process of
at the glomeruli or through
by the tubular cells into the filtrate.
Blank 1: filtration, filtered, or ultrafiltration
Blank 2: secretion or secreted
The ____ ____ are blood vessels that run parallel to the nephron loops of the juxtamedullary nephrons
vasa recta