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Past Questions - Urinary Organs Flashcards

1
Q

What is the glomerulus?

A

Capillary tuft

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2
Q

What is a renal pyramid and its associated cortex referred to?

A

Lobe

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3
Q

Approximately how many nephrons are there in each kidney?

A

100,000

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4
Q

What is the Malpighian corpuscle?

A

Renal corpuscle

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5
Q

What are the ducts of Bellini?

A

Collecting tubules

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6
Q

What are the foot processes on podocytes?

A

Pedicels

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7
Q

What vessel is a branch of the interlobular artery?

A

Afferent arteriole

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8
Q

What type of tissue lines the bladder?

A

Transitional epithelium

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9
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What is the projection of the medulla into the renal cortex called?

A

Medullary ray

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10
Q

What makes up the Juxtaglomerular apparatus?

A

Both b and c

b. Juxtaglomerular cells
c. Macula densa

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11
Q

What vessels arise from the efferent arteriole?

A

Peritubular capillaries

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12
Q

Which structure does the proximal convoluted lead to?

A

Loop of Henle

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13
Q

What is the correct term for the foot processes on podocytes?

A

Pedicels

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14
Q

Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?

A

Aldosterone production

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15
Q

What is the space between the renal pyramids called?

A

Renal columns

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16
Q

What is the capillary tuft of the nephron?

A

Glomerulus

17
Q

What vessel supplies blood to the glomerulus?

A

Afferent arteriole

18
Q

What type of tissue composes the kidney tubules?

A

Simple cuboidal epithelium

19
Q

Where is renin secreted from?

A

Juxtaglomerular cells

20
Q

What are the “straight vessels”?

A

Vasa recta

21
Q

What is the inner region of the kidney called?

A

Medulla

22
Q

What is the double layered cap on the glomerulus?

A

Bowman’s capsule

23
Q

Where are podocytes seen?

A

Visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule

24
Q

What vessel is formed from an aggregation of the glomerular capillaries?

A

Efferent arteriole

25
Q

What is the functional unit of the kidney?

A

Nephron

26
Q

Which structure leads to the collecting duct?

A

Distal convoluted tubule

27
Q

What cells are sensitive to sodium concentration?

A

Macula densa

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