Exam 21: The Urinary System

The first portion of the renal tubule emerging from the glomerular capsule is the

The kidneys control the rate of red blood cell production using a hormone called erythropoietin.

What percentage of the volume of normal urine is water?

Uric acid is a waste product formed from the catabolism of

Which of the following chemicals is not normally found in the urine of a healthy individual?

The interlobar arteries divide into the

The major work of urine formation is performed by the nephrons.

Which of the following forces are used to move urine from the renal pelvis of the kidneys to the urinary bladder?

Which of the following lists contains the correct order of fluid flow through the urinary system?

The distal convoluted tubules empty directly into the

Urine is filtered out of the blood by the urinary bladder.

The average capacity of the urinary bladder of an adult male is

Like the digestive system, the urinary system has a series of two sphincters at its terminus. The first sphincter consists of smooth muscle under involuntary control, and the second sphincter consists of skeletal muscle under voluntary control.

Name the components of a nephron in correct order, starting with the glomerulus.

The urinary bladder is lined by

Most glucose molecules that enter the filtrate are reabsorbed in the

The entire process of urine formation occurs in the structure(s)in the diagram labeled

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram would contain tubular fluid?

An x-ray of the kidney taken after injecting dye into the veins is called an intravenous pyelogram.

The proximal convoluted tubules are continuous with the ascending limb of the nephron loop.