Urinary

Question 1

This route removes nearly all the soluble waste products from blood and transports them out of the body.

Answer 1

urinary system

Question 2

The kidney hilus is:

Answer 2

the indented area on the medial side of the kidney

Question 3

The blood in these vessels contains the least amount of waste in the body:

Answer 3

renal vein

Question 4

Insufficient production of antidiuretic hormone by the posterior pituitary gland can result in:

Answer 4

polyuria

Question 5

The blood in the efferent arterioles in the kidney is:

Answer 5

Oxygenated

Question 6

The kidneys are located in the:

Answer 6

Retroperitoneal space of the abdominal cavity

Question 7

Which substances do not leave the blood through the fenestrations of the glomerular capillaries?

Answer 7

Proteins

Question 8

What percentage of amino acids and glucose in the tubular filtrate are reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule?

Answer 8

100%

Question 9

What percentage of all tubular reabsorption occurs in the proximal convoluted tubules?

Answer 9

65%

Question 10

An animal that is “house trained” has learned to control:

Answer 10

the muscle sphincter around the neck of the urinary bladder

Question 11

This is the basic functional unit of the kidney:

Answer 11

nephron

Question 12

The kidney produces this hormone that is necessary for red blood cell production:

Answer 12

erythropoietin

Question 13

The urinary bladder is lined with:

Answer 13

transitional epithelial cells

Question 14

The kidneys of these animals have a multipyramidal or multilobar appearance:

Answer 14

pigs

Question 15

Ureters

Answer 15

These propel urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder

Question 16

Urethra

Answer 16

This structure carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Question 17

peritubular capillaries

Answer 17

Oxygen transfer to cells of the nephron take place here

Question 18

Renal corpuscle

Answer 18

This is composed of the glomerulus & Bowman’s capsule

Question 19

Secretion

Answer 19

The process of transferring substances from the peritubular capillaries to the tubular filtrate.

Question 20

Proximal convoluted tubules

Answer 20

Most of the tubular reabsorption takes place here.

Question 21

Distal convoluted tubules

Answer 21

Most of the tubular secretion takes place here.

Question 22

Reabsorption

Answer 22

The process of transferring substances from the tubular filtrate to the peritubular capillaries.

Question 23

no urine produced

Answer 23

Anuria

Question 24

large amount of urine produced

Answer 24

Polyuria

Question 25

small amount of urine produced

Answer 25

Oliguria

Question 26

Glucose and amino acids “hitch a ride” back into the blood with what molecule?

Answer 26

sodium

Question 27

Which portion of the kidney is responsible for secretion of toxins

Answer 27

Distal convoluted tubules

Question 28

Which portion of the kidney is responsible for filtration

Answer 28

Glomerulus

Question 29

Which animal is an obligate nasal breather through mouth

Answer 29

horse

Question 30

Which portion of the respiratory system warms and humidifies inspired air

Answer 30

Nasal passages

Question 31

What is the purpose of mucus and cilia in the upper respiratory tract

Answer 31

Trap and remove foreign particles from the airway

Question 32

What is the correct direction of gas exchange in the lungs

Answer 32

O2 moves into blood and CO2 moves into lungs

Question 33

Which occurs because of hypoventilation

Answer 33

Build up of carbon dioxide and respiratory acidosis

Question 34

Which muscle is responsible for inhalation

Answer 34

Diaphragm

Question 35

Which structure is responsible for gas exchange in the lungs

Answer 35

Alveoli

Question 36

Stimiulation of blank nervous system causes bronchodilation and decreases secretion of mucous

Answer 36

Sympathetic