Exam 18: The Urinary System

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

The detrusor muscle is shaped like a ____ and is made of ____ tissue.

The renal artery is a branch of the ____________________.

A Bowman's capsule has ____________________ layers,and the layer that is very permeable is the ____________________ layer.

If the kidneys are decreasing their excretion of hydrogen ions,this means that the pH of the blood has been:

The stimulus for the urination reflex is stretching of the ____________________.

The function of the nephrons of the kidneys is to form urine from:

The cells called podocytes are part of ____,and their "feet" are on the ____.

In the kidneys,the processes of reabsorption and secretion take place in the:

Which of the following statements are true of the kidneys and renin? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The trigone is on the ____________________ of the urinary bladder,and its boundaries are the openings of the ____________________ and ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of tubular secretion? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney secrete ____________________ when ____________________ decreases.

Voluntary control of the urination reflex is provided by the ____________________,which ____________________ to prevent urination.

Which statement is NOT true of normal urine?

In the kidneys,the hormone that directly increases the reabsorption of water is ____________________.

The maximum amount of glucose or amino acids that may be reabsorbed by the kidney tubules is called the:

The renal cortex is the:

Which of the following statements are true of the ureter,urinary bladder,and urethra? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Which statement is NOT true of glomerular filtration?