Urinary-Reproductive Flashcards
The renal cortex contains the renal corpuscles and the convoluted tubules.
True
Podocytes are found in the parietal layer of Bowman’s capsule.
False
Renal pyramids are located in the renal cortex.
False
Glomerular capillaries are fenestrated.
True
The outermost layer of the ureter is the serosa
False
The parietal layer of Bowman’s capsule is made of simple squamous epithelium.
True
Renal papillae are the tips of the renal pyramids that empty urine into the minor calyces
True
The urethra in females is longer than in males and has different epithelial linings along its length.
False
The thin ascending limb of the loop of Henle is impermeable to water.
False
The bladder’s mucosa is made of transitional epithelium and a lamina propria
True
The seminiferous tubules are the site of sperm production.
True
Sertoli cells provide structural and nutritional support to developing sperm cells
True
Leydig cells secrete testosterone.
True
The blood-testis barrier is formed by tight junctions between Leydig cells.
False
Seminal fluid is acidic in nature.
False