Exam 24: The Urinary System

Which structure(s) is (are) most important for holding the kidney in place in the abdomen?

The descriptive term for the location of the kidneys relative to the abdominal cavity.

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the blood vessels that delineate the cortex from the medulla.

The epithelium lining the urinary bladder that permits distension is

Explain the significance of the intimate anatomical relationship between the nephrons and the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta.

What anatomical difference makes urinary tract infections more common in females than in males?

The ureters enter the bladder obliquely at the anterolateral corners.

In the micturition reflex, the detrusor muscle is stimulated to contract by

The parts of the nephron whose epithelial cells contain the most mitochondria are the

Ladderlike looping blood vessels within the medulla.

Which gland sits atop each kidney?

Between the fibrous renal capsule and the renal fascia is a cushioning and supportive ________ fat capsule.

An important difference between a cuboidal epithelial cell of the proximal versus the distal convoluted tubules is that

Blood pressure is regulated by a specialized structure, known as the ________, that contacts both the afferent arteriole and the terminal end of the nephron loop.

Which of the following would not inhibit micturition?

The only embryonic kidney that survives into adulthood is the

Which of the following regions of the nephron is most likely to be found in the renal medulla?

The epithelial cells of the distal convoluted tubule have an abundance of absorptive microvilli.

Contraction of this muscle forces urine from the bladder.

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates blood vessels covered by podocytes.