Exam 18: The Urinary System

The part of the CNS that is directly involved in the urination reflex is the:

In the kidneys,the process by which small proteins are reabsorbed is:

A glomerulus is a:

Which statement is NOT true of the urinary bladder?

In the kidneys,the hormone that increases the excretion of potassium ions is ____________________.

Urine is carried from the kidney to the urinary bladder by the:

The kidneys secrete erythropoietin during states of:

The stimulus for urination is stretching of the:

As part of the urination reflex,the internal urethral sphincter ____________________.

In tubular reabsorption,positive ions are reabsorbed by the process of ____________________.

The adipose tissue around the kidneys is a ____,and the renal fascia is made of ____.

Which of the following statements are true of the internal structure of the kidney? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Which statement is NOT true of tubular secretion in the kidneys?

The kidneys are ____ to the backbone and ____ to the diaphragm.

A ureter extends from the ____________________ to the ____________________.

The kidneys are ____ the peritoneum,and the term for this is ____.

When the kidneys excrete hydrogen ions to regulate pH,the ions that are returned to the blood are:

In the kidneys,the process by which negative ions are reabsorbed is:

The nitrogenous waste product that comes from the use of excess amino acids for energy production is ____________________.

A renal corpuscle consists of the: