urinary Flashcards
which of these is not a function of the kidneys… secrete hormones, excrete nitrogenous wastes, store urine, control blood volume, control acid base balance.
store urine
the compact ball of capillaries in a nephron is called
the glomerulus
which of these is not true of the position of the kidneys in the body?
they are medial to the aorta
which of these lies closest to the renal cortex?
the fibrous capsule
the water that is reabsorbed by the collecting duct enters..
the vasa recta
a glomerulus and glomerular capsule make up one ..
renal corpuscle
the kidney has more ___ than any of the other structures listed.
afferent arterioles
the ___ arises from the embryonic ureteric bud.
renal pelvis
the ___ absorbs variable amounts of water depending on the level of antidiuretic hormone present
collecting duct
in cortical nephrons, blood of the efferent arteriole flows next into ..
the peritubular capillaries
the most abundant nitrogenous waste in the urine is ___
urea
the ureter, renal pelvis, calyces, and collecting duct arise from an embryonic pouch called the ___
ureteric bud
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
trigone
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.
macula densa
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.
podocytes