Exam 31: The Urinary System

The arterioles that deliver blood to the peritubular capillaries are the ________ arterioles.

Urea and uric acid are products of the breakdown of ____.

Number 5 on the figure refers to the ________.

Which of the following describes chronic renal failure?

The organ of the urinary system shown at number 3 on the figure is the ________.

Yolanda has been in the office several times in the last year for cystitis. She tells you she is really tired of "being sick all the time" and asks if there is anything she can do to prevent future episodes of cystitis. Your best response would be:

The third process of urine formation is ________, during which substances move out of the blood in the peritubular capillaries and into the renal tubules to be excreted in the urine.

Number 2 on the figure of the kidney shows the ________.