URINARY SYSTEM

Question 1

ADH causes various areas of the nephrons to become permeable to water. What region of the numerous nephrons is sensitive to ADH?

Answer 1

Distal Convoluted Tubule

Question 2

In the glomerulus, these cells cover the capillaries which makes the membrane impermeable to plasm proteins and blood cells

Answer 2

podocytes

Question 3

the area where the renal artery enters the kidney and renal vein and ureter exits the kidney is called the?

Answer 3

renal hilum

Question 4

which of the following substances is/are reabsorbed by the nephrons of the kidney?

Answer 4

glucose

Question 5

which of the following is the correct sequence of blood flow through kidneys on its route to the glomeruli of the nephrons?

Answer 5

renal, segmental, interlobar, arcuate, interlobular, afferent

Question 6

the following are part of the urine formation process except:
1. filtration
2. vasoconstriction
3. reabsorption
4. secretion

Answer 6

vasoconstriction

Question 7

a thickening of smooth muscle at the bladder urethra junction which keeps the urethra closed when urine is not being processed

Answer 7

internal urethral sphincter

Question 8

once the nephron becomes permeable to water, water will enter into the bloodstream. What is/are the blood vessels that surround the nephrons?

Answer 8

vaso recta/ peritubular capillaries

Question 9

the papillae of the renal pyramids are located close to the renal___ area

Answer 9

pelvis

Question 10

which of the following is the correct sequence regarding the flow of waste products through the nephrons of the kidneys?

Answer 10

bownman’s capsule, PCT, LoH, DCT, collecting duct