chapter 16 Flashcards
The _______ system helps regulate the volume and composition of body
fluids.
a. reproductive
b. somatic
c. respiratory
d. urinary
d. urinary
_______ is defined as the discharge of metabolic by-products and wastes.
a. Elimination
b. Excretion
c. Urination
d. Defecation
b. Excretion
Urea and uric acid are transported from the liver to the kidneys by the
_______ system.
a. circulatory
b. respiratory
c. urinary
d. digestive
a. circulatory
The urinary system secretes _______, which is important in regulating
blood pressure.
a. renin
b. erythropoietin
c. urea
d. ammonia
a. renin
The _______ remove(s) metabolic by-products and wastes from the blood
and produce(s) urine.
a. liver
b. ureters
c. kidneys
d. urethra
c. kidneys
Urine passes from a collecting duct through a renal papilla and into a
small tube called a _______.
a. minor calyx
b. major calyx
c. renal pelvis
d. renal medulla
a. minor calyx
The _______ consists of a cluster of capillaries.
a. renal corpuscle
b. glomerulus
c. Bowman’s capsule
d. nephron
b. glomerulus
The afferent arteriole _______.
a. conducts blood away from the glomerulus
b. surrounds the renal tubule
c. delivers blood to the glomerulus
d. delivers blood to the urinary bladder
c. delivers blood to the glomerulus
The average bladder can hold about _______ before the urge to urinate is
felt.
a. 35 mL
b. 300 mL
c. 50 mL
d. 1 L
c. 50 mL
The amount of water in urine is about _______.
a. 50%
b. 65%
c. 20%
d. 96%
d. 96%
During glomerular filtration, _______.
a. blood is filtered out of the glomerulus and
into the loop of Henle
b. plasma leaves the capillaries and enters
Bowman’s capsule
c. intracellular fluid is filtered and become
part of the filtrate
d. the juxtaglomerular apparatus
b. plasma leaves the capillaries and enters
Bowman’s capsule
Dehydration does not normally occur because about 99% of the filtrate is returned to the blood by _______.
a. tubular reabsorption
b. the renal artery
c. the juxtaglomerular apparatus
d. tubular secretion
a. tubular reabsorption
In contrast to glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption _______.
a. works against homeostasis
b. takes place mainly in the collecting ducts
c. is highly selective
d. returns metabolic wastes to the blood
c. is highly selective
Healthy urine _______.
a. contains bacteria
b. is sterile
c. is highly concentrated
d. contains glucose
b. is sterile
_______ acts on the collecting ducts and causes an increase in water
excretion by the kidneys.
a. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
b. ATP
c. Aldosterone
d. Angiotensin
a. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Aldosterone _______.
a. decreases blood pressure by decreasing
ADH production
b. increases urine volume
c. stimulates the release of angiotensin II by
the kidney
d. increases sodium reabsorption, which
results in an increase in blood pressure
d. increases sodium reabsorption, which
results in an increase in blood pressure