Exam three Flashcards
Which of these “tubes” carries urine, by peristalsis, from the kidney to the bladder?
Ureter
Which of these “tubes” carries urine from the bladder to the toilet (out of the body)?
Urethra
The kidney uses 2 capillaries in order to filter and then re-absorb blood plasma. Which of these capillaries does blood pass through first?
Glomerulus
Which of these capillaries is encased by special cells called podocytes?
Glomerulus
Which of these regions of the nephron re-absorbs “objects” such as glucose, electrolytes/ions and proteins from the filtered plasma/urine?
Proximal tubule
Which of these blood vessels carries blood towards/into the kidney?
Renal artery
Which of these blood vessels carries blood away from the kidney?
Renal vein
In order to urinate/micturate, the detrusor muscle of the urinary bladder must
Contract
When we allow ourselves to urinate/micturate, we must ____ the external urinary sphincter muscle.
Relax
Which of these hormones stimulates the kidneys to reduce blood pressure?
Atrial natiurietic peptide