Exam 18: The Urinary System

The function of erythropoietin is to stimulate the ____________________ to increase the rate of ____________________.

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

When the kidneys excrete hydrogen ions to regulate pH,the ions that are returned to the blood are ____________________ and ____________________.

The urinary bladder is posterior to which bone?

In the kidneys,the process of tubular secretion enables the tubules to put substances into the:

A renal corpuscle consists of a ____________________ and ____________________.

In the kidney,loops of Henle and collecting tubules are found in the:

The threshold level of the kidney tubules refers to the ____________________ amount of a substance that can be reabsorbed.

The function of the nephrons of a kidney is to form ____________________ from ____________________.

The outer layer of kidney tissue is called the:

The kidneys are cushioned by ____ and are held in place by ____.

The uric acid in urine comes from the metabolism of:

The renal pyramids is another name for the:

In the kidney,the renal pelvis empties urine into the ____________________.

Compared to blood or tissue fluid,urine is ____________________tonic,which means it has a ____________________ concentration of dissolved materials.

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

The creatinine in urine comes from energy metabolism in:

Which of the following statements are true of urine and waste products? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

In the kidneys,the hormone that increases the excretion of sodium ions and water is ____________________.

Microvilli are found on the cells of the proximal convoluted tubule to: