Exam 42: Urinary System

Which nitrogenous waste is the most abundant found in urine?

ADH has the greatest effect on the reabsorption of water in the:

Cells called podocytes make up the:

The collecting duct receives filtrate from many different nephrons.

Which of the following is not a part of the glomerular-capsular membrane?

The descending limb of the nephron loop is usually in osmotic equilibrium with the interstitial fluid.

Chronic kidney failure is a condition that progresses through four stages; the last one is called uremic syndrome.

Outline the flow of blood through the kidney tissue.

Voiding and micturition refer to the same process.

The macula densa is considered a mechanoreceptor.

A portion of the nephron that can lie within the medulla is the:

The renal pyramids are in the medulla of the kidney.

Structures such as the ureter and blood vessels enter and leave the kidney through the hilum.

Capsular osmotic pressure can be assumed to be zero.

The capsular space is a microscopic space between the glomerulus and the parietal layer of the glomerular capsule.

Which of the following is(are) classified as an accessory organ of the urinary system?

Water will move by osmosis only in the presence of ADH in the:

The nephron loop is a countercurrent structure.

A drop in systemic blood pressure would cause the filtration rate to:

Three processes are important in the formation of urine: filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion.