Exam 18: The Urinary System

The process of tubular secretion is especially important to excrete:

The kidneys are located ____________________ to the spine,____________________ to the diaphragm,and ____________________ to the peritoneum.

In the kidneys,active transport is the process for the reabsorption of:

The maximum amount of glucose that can be reabsorbed by the kidney tubules is called the ____________________.

In the kidneys,osmosis is the process for the reabsorption of:

The energy for the process of filtration is provided by:

In the kidney,renal corpuscles and convoluted tubules are found in the:

Which statement is NOT true of the internal structure of the kidney?

The process of glomerular filtration takes place from the:

In the kidney,the process of tubular reabsorption transports useful materials from the:

The effect of ANP on the kidneys is to:

If ADH secretion decreases,more ____________________ will be excreted in urine.

The renal pelvis has extensions called ____,which enclose the tips of the ____.

Which of these will NOT be a consequence of the increased secretion of ADH?

Which of the following statements are true of the locations of the organs of the urinary system? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

In the process of tubular secretion,substances are moved from the ____________________ to the ____________________.

The renal cortex is the ____________________ layer of kidney tissue,and the renal medulla is the ____________________ layer.

The two major parts of a nephron are the ____________________ and ____________________.

The threshold level of the kidney tubules refers to the amount of a substance that:

The renal medulla is the ____ layer of the kidney tissue and is made of ____.