Test 5 Flashcards
The first step in urine production…
Occurs as water and solutes moves from the glomerus to the glomerular capsule
Each of the following can ordinarily cross the filtration membrane of the glomerulus except:
Red blood cells
Cervical mucus
Can prevent sperm from entering the uterus
Ovulation
A, B, and C are correct
Which pressure promotes glomerular filtration?
Blood hydrostatic pressure
Each of the following is correct about glomerular filtration except
GFR increases dramatically when the systemic blood pressure drops
LH
A and B are correct
During the proliferation phase after menstrual shedding
A and C are correct
Mechanisms that control glomerular filtration include
A and B
Which structures of the nephron reabsorbs the most substances?
Proximal convoluted tubule
The prostate gland
Produces a fluid containing enzymes that digest the coagulated semen
Water reabsorption is the proximal convoluted tubule can occur as water passes through _ and is termed _.
Aquaporins/obligatory water reabsorption
Which of the following cells is the first cell in the process of spermatogenesis?
Spermatogonium
Which of the following is true about seminal vesicles?
The produce a fluid containing fructose, for ATP
The glomerulus differs from the other capillaries in the body in that it is
Drained by the efferent arterial