Exam 18: The Urinary System

Red blood cell production will increase when the kidneys:

The kidneys respond to increased acidity of the blood by excreting ____________________ ions.

The inner layer of kidney tissue is called the:

The renal artery is a branch of the ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of urine and waste products? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

When blood pressure decreases, the kidneys secrete the enzyme ____________________, which will start the process of the formation of ____________________.

Voluntary control of the urination reflex is provided by the ____, which ____.

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

The nitrogenous waste product that comes from energy production in muscles is:

A renal corpuscle and a renal tubule are the two major parts of a ____________________.

The kidneys respond to increased acidity of body fluids by:

The cavity formed by the expansion of the ureter within the kidney is called the:

In the kidneys, the effect of ADH is to ____________________.

The process of tubular secretion can transport all of these to the renal filtrate except:

Which statement is NOT true of tubular secretion in the kidneys?

In the process of glomerular filtration, ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________ may become part of renal filtrate.

The part of the urinary bladder that permits expansion without tearing the lining is the:

The kidneys are cushioned by ____ and are held in place by ____.

The internal urinary sphincter is:

When the kidneys form urine, they also: