URINARY SYSTEM Flashcards
URINARY SYSTEM
Which urinary system component transports urine from the kidney to the bladder?
A. urethra
B. Ureter
B. URETER
WHICH ENDOCRINE ORGAN IS LOCATED ON THE SUPERIOR PART OF THE KIDNEY?
A.ADRENAL GLAND
B.PINEAL GLAND
C.THYMUS
D.PITUITARY GLAND
A. ADRENAL GLAND
TRUE/FALSE: THE RENAL CORTEX CONTAINS THE RENAL PYRAMIDS.
FALSE
Which part of the renal tubule is made completely of simple cuboidal epithelium that does not have microvilli?
A. Nephron loop
B. Distal convoluted tubule
C. Proximal convoluted tubule
DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE
WHICH CELL TYPE WILL REGULATE URINE AND BLOOD PH?
A. GRANULAR CELLS
B. PRINCIPAL CELLS
C.MACULA DENSA
D.INTERCALATED CELLS
INTERCALATED CELLS
Which step in urine formation moves substances from the tubular fluid into the blood?
A. Tubular reabsorption
B. Glomerular Filtration
C. Tubular secretion
TUBULAR REABSORPTION
If something can pass easily through the filtration membrane it is considered _________ filtered.
A. NOT
B.FREELY
C.LIMITED
FREELY
The larger diameter of the afferent arteriole will cause the blood pressure in the glomerulus to be ______ than that of other capillaries in the body.
A. HIGHER
B. LOWER
HIGHER
TRUE/FALSE: The myogenic response only happens when blood pressure is decreased below normal.
FALSE
THE TRANSPORT MAXIMUM DEPENDS ON:
Blood pressure
Number of transport proteins
Anti-diuretic hormone
Capillary diameter
NUMBER OF TRANSPORT PROTEINS
When renal threshold is _____ than the transport maximum, that substance will be found in the urine.
A. LESS
B. GREATER
GREATER
Which hormone acts to increase sodium reabsorption?
A. Atrial natriuretic hormone
B. Erythropoietin
C. Aldosterone
D.Anti diuretic hormone
ALDOSTERONE
WHATT TYPE OF FEEDBACK IS THE COUNTERCURRENT MULTIPLIER?
POSITIVE
Which of the following is TRUE about the descending limb of the nephron loop?
A. It is impermeable to water and salts.
B. It is impermeable to water, permeable to salts.
C. It is permeable to water, impermeable to salts.
D. It is permeable to water and salts.
C. It is permeable to water, impermeable to salts.
If a substance is reabsorbed, renal clearance is _____ than GFR.
A. Less
B. Greater
LESS
