Exam 18: The Urinary System

The inner layer of the Bowman's capsule is made of cells called ____________________,which make this layer very ____________________.

In the kidney,loops of Henle and collecting tubules are located in the ____________________.

The process of glomerular filtration is selective in terms of the ____________________ of the materials in the blood.

In the kidney,the efferent arteriole has a smaller diameter than the afferent arteriole,and this will:

A state of hypoxia will cause the kidneys to secrete ____________________,which will increase the rate of ____________________.

In tubular reabsorption,amino acids are reabsorbed by the process of ____________________.

In the kidneys,the process of filtration takes place in the:

In the kidney,the renal pelvis has funnel-shaped extensions called ____________________.

In the kidney,the efferent arteriole has a smaller diameter than the afferent arteriole,and this will:

Red blood cell production will increase when the kidneys:

The renal artery takes blood from the:

In the kidney,renal corpuscles and convoluted tubules are located in the ____________________.

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

In the kidney,the renal tubules are surrounded by the ____________________.

The cavity on the medial side of a kidney is formed by the expansion of the ____________________ within the kidney and is called the ____________________.

The renal medulla is made of ____________________ and ____________________ (parts of a nephron).

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

Strenuous exercise or diarrhea will tend to ____________________ urinary output.

A ____ takes urine from the kidney to the bladder,and the ____ takes urine from the bladder to the exterior.

The urinary bladder is posterior to the ____________________ bones.