Exam 18: The Urinary System

The adipose tissue around the kidneys is a ____, and the renal fascia is made of ____.

In the kidneys, the hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions is ____________________, and the hormone that increases the secretion of sodium ions is ____________________.

As part of the urination reflex, the internal urethral sphincter:

The specific gravity of urine is a measure of the:

The volume of urinary output will be affected by all of these except:

In the kidneys, the hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions and water is ____________________.

The part of the urinary bladder that prevents outflow of urine most of the time is the:

The function of the nephrons of the kidneys is to form urine from:

A state of hypoxia will cause the kidneys to secrete ____________________, which will increase the rate of ____________________.

The renal fascia is made of ____________________ tissue, and its function is to ____________________.

The effector of the urination reflex is the:

In the kidneys, pinocytosis is the process of reabsorption for:

The specific gravity of urine is a measure of the ____________________ present in urine.

The renal pelvis is the:

In tubular reabsorption, vitamins are reabsorbed by the process of ____________________.

The purpose of the renin-angiotensin mechanism is to:

The kidneys respond to increased acidity of body fluids by:

As part of the urination reflex, the internal urethral sphincter ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of normal urine?

In the kidney, the renal pelvis has funnel-shaped extensions called ____________________.