Exam 19:The Urinary System-Part B

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

The male urethra is enclosed by the _________________________ and _________________.

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

In the process of glomerular filtration,_______________,_________________,and ____________________ may become part of renal filtrate.

In the kidney,urine formation depends upon blood flow from the afferent arteriole to the ________________________,then to the ___________________________________ and ___________________________________.

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

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

The internal urethral sphincter is ________________________ tissue,and it is usually _________________________ to ______________________ urination.

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

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

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

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

The general purpose of tubular reabsorption is to return _________________________ to the __________________________.

The maximum amount of glucose that can be reabsorbed by the kidney tubules is called the ________________________________.

In tubular reabsorption,negative ions are reabsorbed by the process of __________________.

In the kidneys,the processes of reabsorption and secretion take place in the _____________________ portion of the nephron.

The kidneys are cushioned by __________________ and are held in place by the ___________________.

The term renal pyramids is another name for the _______________________________.

In tubular reabsorption,small proteins are reabsorbed by the process of _________________.

In the kidney,the calyces are part of the ____________________ and enclose the tips of the ______________________.