urinary Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

which of these is not a function of the kidneys… secrete hormones, excrete nitrogenous wastes, store urine, control blood volume, control acid base balance.

A

store urine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

the compact ball of capillaries in a nephron is called

A

the glomerulus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

which of these is not true of the position of the kidneys in the body?

A

they are medial to the aorta

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

which of these lies closest to the renal cortex?

A

the fibrous capsule

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

the water that is reabsorbed by the collecting duct enters..

A

the vasa recta

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

a glomerulus and glomerular capsule make up one ..

A

renal corpuscle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

the kidney has more ___ than any of the other structures listed.

A

afferent arterioles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

the ___ arises from the embryonic ureteric bud.

A

renal pelvis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

the ___ absorbs variable amounts of water depending on the level of antidiuretic hormone present

A

collecting duct

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

in cortical nephrons, blood of the efferent arteriole flows next into ..

A

the peritubular capillaries

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

the most abundant nitrogenous waste in the urine is ___

A

urea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

the ureter, renal pelvis, calyces, and collecting duct arise from an embryonic pouch called the ___

A

ureteric bud

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

the openings of the two ureters and the urethra form the boundaries of a smooth area called the ___ on the floor of the urinary bladder

A

trigone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

the ___ is a group of epithelial cells at the distal end of the nephron loop that monitors the flow or composition of the tubular fluid.

A

macula densa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

to enter the capsular space, filtrate must pass between foot processes of the __, which are cells that form the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule.

A

podocytes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

what part of the nephron is characterized by a brush border and especially great length?

A

proximal convoluted tubule

17
Q

epithelial cells in the ___ of the nephron loop have few mitochondria and low metabolic activity, but they are very permeable to water

A

thin segment

18
Q

the smooth muscle of the bladder wall is called the __

A

detrusor

19
Q

each renal pyramid drains into a separate cuplike urine receptacle called a ___

A

minor calyx

20
Q

blood flows through the ___ arteries just before entering the cortical radiate arteries.

A

arcuate