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Which of the following is regulated by the kidneys?
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The medial surface of each kidney has a notch called the
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medulla
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cortex
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hilum
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pelvis
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At the beginning of the plumbing system of the urinary system, urine leaving the renal papilla is collected in the cuplike structures called
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renal columns
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renal pyramids
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calyces
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ureters
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The functional unit of the kidney is the
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Which of the following is a component of the renal corpuscle?
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a. glomerulus
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b. Bowman's capsule
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c. afferent arteriole
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d. both a & b
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Which of the following structures secretes renin when blood pressure in the afferent arteriole drops?
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renal tubule
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proximal convoluted tubule
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juxtaglomerular apparatus
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renal tubule and juxtaglomerular apparatus
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Substances pass from the glomerulus and into the Bowman's capsule by
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diffusion
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active transport
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filtration
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osmosis
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The juxtaglomerular cells reside in the
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The left kidney is often slightly larger and positioned slightly lower than the right kidney
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Blood is brought to the kidneys by the renal vein
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Micturition and urination are synonymous
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The glomerulus is one of the most important capillary networks for survival
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Once urine enters the renal pelvis, it travels to the renal calyces
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As the basic functional until of the kidney, the nephron's function is blood processing and urine formation
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The kidneys are covered with visceral pertoneum
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Which of the following is not one of the processes of urine formation
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filtration
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diffusion
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reabsorption
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secretion
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The movement of water and solutes from the plasma in the glomerulus, across the glomerular-caspular membrane, and into the capsular space of the Bowman's capsule is termed:
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filtration
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diffusion
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reabsorption
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secretion
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The movement of molecules out of the peritubular blood and into the tubule for excretion is
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filtration
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diffusion
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reabsorption
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secretion
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Which of the following is considered a countercurrent structure
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Proximal convoluted tubules reabsorb nutrients from the tubule fluid, notably glucose and amino acids, into peritubular blood by a special type of active transport mechanism called sodium contransport
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Fluid exiting the Henle loop becomes less concentrated with Na+ and Cl- ions
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A hydrostatic pressure gradient drives the filtration out of the plasma and into the nephron
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The efferent arteriole has a lager diameter than the afferent arteriole
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In the renal tubule, Na+ is reabsorbed via active transport
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Glomerular filtration separates only harmful substances from the blood
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Urine consists of approximately 75% water
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Urine has a pH of 4.6 to 8.0 and is generally alkaline
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More than 99% of filtrates must be reabosorbed from the tubular segments of the nephron.
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Hydrogen ions are transferred from blood into the urine during which of the following processes?
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secretion
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filtration
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reabsorption
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all of the above
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Which of the following steps involved in urine formation allows the blood to retain most body nutrients?
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secretion
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filtration
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reabsorption
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all of the above
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Voluntary control of micturition is achieved by the action of which of the following?
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What is the structure that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder called?
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urethra
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Bowman's capsule
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ureter
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renal pelvis
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What are the capillary loops contained within Bowman's capsule called?
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convoluted tubules
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glomeruli
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limbs of Henle
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collecting ducts
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The trigone is located in the
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kidney
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bladder
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ureter
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urethra