Exam 17: Urinary System

Substance A is transported from the fluid of the renal tubule into the plasma of the peritubular capillary. Substance A is said to be __________.

Urine is forced along the length of the ureter by peristaltic waves.

A(n) __________ transports urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.

Blood flow into what structure would be affected by an obstruction in the glomerulus?

Sodium ions are reabsorbed through the wall of the renal tubule by active transport. As a result, what happens to chloride ions?

What two structures constitute the renal corpuscle?

Shock-wave lithotripsy is a procedure for __________ kidney stones.

Where is the micturition reflex center located?

Where are the stretch receptorsof the micturition reflex located?

Decrease in albumin in the blood would __________ glomerular filtration pressure and __________ glomerular filtration rate.

What is a function of the kindeys?

What is the effector of the micturition reflex?

An automatic bladder is one that empties too frequently, and the person does not have voluntary control over when to empty his or her bladder. This disorder is a result of neurological damage to which location?

If the filtration membrane were made more porous, how would this affect the glomerular filtration rate?

The triangular area on the internal floor of the urinary bladder with an opening at each of its angles is called the __________.

Where are the renal pyramids located within the kidney?

What would be the likely outcome if tubular reabsorption in the nephron did not occur?

The efferent arteriole supplies blood to the capillaries of the glomerulus.

Afferent arterioles are branches of the __________.

Why is the right kidney lower in the abdominal cavity than the left kidney?