BIO 360 - Exam 4 - Chapter 19 Summary Questions

Question 1

Renal blood flow goes from ______ ______ to ______ to ______ ______ to ______ ______. The ______ ______ capillaries dip into the ______.

Answer 1

afferent arteriole / glomerulus / efferent arteriole / peritubular capillaries / vasa recta / medulla

Question 2

Fluid filters from the ______ into ______ ______. From there, it flows through the ______ ______, _______, ______ ______, and ______ ______, then drains into the ______ ______. Urine flows through the ______ to the ______ ______.

Answer 2

glomerulus / Bowman’s capsule / proximal tubule / loop of Henle / distal tubule / collecting duct / renal pelvis.

ureter / urinary bladder

Question 3

Define Filtration, Reabsorption, & Secretion.

Answer 3

Filtration is the movement of fluid from plasma into Bowman’s capsule.

Reabsorption is the movement of filtered materials from tubule to blood.

Secretion is the movement of selected molecules from blood to tubule.