Exam 18: The Urinary System

In the kidneys,the hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions is ____________________,and the hormone that increases the secretion of sodium ions is ____________________.

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

A measure of the dissolved material in urine is its:

If the kidneys are not functioning properly,the levels of the nitrogenous waste products will decrease in the ____________________ and increase in the ____________________.

The kidneys respond to increased acidity of body fluids by:

In women,the urinary bladder is ____________________ to the uterus.

In the kidney,the movement of nutrients from the filtrate to the peritubular capillaries is:

When the kidneys retain hydrogen ions to regulate pH,the ions that will be excreted in urine are ____________________ and ____________________.

The parts of a renal corpuscle that are very permeable are the:

The ureters extend from the:

In the kidneys,the hormone that causes the excretion of potassium ions is:

Urine flows through a ureter from the ____ to the ____.

In tubular reabsorption,water is reabsorbed by the process of ____________________.

Urine is formed from ____________________ by the ____________________ of the kidneys.

The functions of angiotensin II are to cause ____________________ and to increase the secretion of ____________________.

In tubular reabsorption,glucose is reabsorbed by the process of ____________________.

The purpose of the renin-angiotensin mechanism is to:

The functions of angiotensin II are to:

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

The kidneys respond to increased alkalinity of the blood by retaining ____________________ ions.