Urinary System

Question 1

Nephron

Answer 1

Renal corpuscle, proximal tubule, loop of Henle and distal tubule.

Question 2

Uniferous Tubule

Answer 2

Nephron plus collecting tubule

Question 3

Medullary Ray

Answer 3

Collecting duct and straight tubules at the center of a cortical renal lobule.

Question 4

Interlobular Arteries

Answer 4

Branches of arcuate artery; at the lateral borders of a renal lobule.

Question 5

Vasa Recta

Answer 5

Capillaries in the medulla that loop parallel to the loop of Henle

Question 6

Renal Pyramid

Answer 6

Defines a lobe, contains collecting ducts, straight tubules and vasa recta

Question 7

Cortical labryinth

Answer 7

Renal corpuscles plus convoluted tubules in cortex

Question 8

JG apparatus

Answer 8

Macula densa, JG cells, and extraglomerular mesangial (lacis) cells

Question 9

Podocytes

Answer 9

Visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule encasing glomerular capillaries

Question 10

Renin

Answer 10

Enzyme secreted by JG cells; converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I.

Question 11

Renal Corpuscle

Answer 11

glomerulus plus Bowman’s capsule.