Exam 25: The Urinary System

Which of the following is not a part of the juxtaglomerular complex?

The functional and structural unit of the kidneys is the .

An excessive urine output is called anuria.

The proximal convoluted tubule is the portion of the nephron that attaches to the collecting duct.

Select the correct statement about the nephrons.

The macula densa cells respond to _.

Both the male and female urethras serve the urinary and the reproductive systems.

The trigone is so named because of the shape of the urinary bladder.

The artery lies on the boundary between the cortex and medulla of the kidney.

Which of the choices below is not a glomerular filtration rate control method?

The descending limb of the nephron loop .

Explain how an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) such as captopril would be effective as an antihypertensive.

Ellen, a 47- year- old woman who has suffered kidney disease for several years, has been diagnosed with proteinuria. Her legs and feet are so swollen that she has difficulty walking. Her hands and her left arm are also swollen. What is proteinuria, and could this condition be playing a role in her swollen limbs?

ADH activated water channels called _ are essential for water reabsorption in the collecting duct.

The factor favoring filtrate formation at the glomerulus is the .

The position of the kidneys behind the peritoneal lining of the abdominal cavity is described by the term retroperitoneal.

List and describe three pressures operating at the filtration membrane, and explain how each influences net filtration pressure.

Which of the following does not describe the justaglomerular complex?

Having a kinked ureter is called renal ptosis.

Select the correct statement about the ureters.