Exam 18: The Urinary System

The effect of parathyroid hormone on the kidneys is to:

In the glomerulus,blood pressure is high because the efferent arteriole has a ____________________ than the afferent arteriole.

The process(es)carried out by the renal tubule is (are):

The nitrogenous waste product that comes from energy production in muscles is ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of the blood vessels of the kidney? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statement.)

In men,the urethra passes through the:

The effector of the urination reflex is the:

In men,the urinary bladder is directly superior to the ____________________.

The purpose of urine formation is to excrete ____________________ and to regulate the ____________________ and ____________________ of the blood.

The part of the CNS that controls the external urethral sphincter is the:

The process of tubular secretion can transport all of these to the renal filtrate except:

The term renal pyramids is another name for the ____________________.

In the kidneys,the effect of ADH is to ____________________.

In the kidney,calyces are part of the ____________________.

The nitrogenous waste product that comes from the metabolism of nucleic acids is ____________________.

Voluntary control of the urination reflex is provided by the:

The capillaries of the kidneys that receive useful materials that are reabsorbed are the:

If the kidneys are not functioning properly,blood levels of the nitrogenous waste products will ____________________,and urine levels will ____________________.

The part of the urinary bladder that permits expansion without tearing the lining is the:

In the kidneys,two hormones that increase the reabsorption of water are ____________________ and ____________________.