Urinary system

Question 1

The middle layer of the kidney which contains the loops of Henle of the Nephrons

Answer 1

Medulla

Question 2

Water, nitrogenous wastes, glucose, and salts leave the blood during _ filtration

Answer 2

Pressure

Question 3

The process of removing metabolic wastes from the body

Answer 3

Excretion

Question 4

As the loop of henle descends deeper into the medial, the surrounding tissue becomes _ in solute concentration

Answer 4

Higher

Question 5

Active transport of molecules out of the filtrate and back into the blood requires this energy molecule

Answer 5

ATP

Question 6

_ transport is used to move glucose out of the filtrate and back into the blood in the PCT

Answer 6

active

Question 7

The _ duct moves urine from the nephrons to the renal pelvis

Answer 7

Collecting

Question 8

Water that has left the descending loop of henle cannot re-enter in the ascending loop of henle because it is _ to water

Answer 8

Impermeable

Question 9

The _ can override the urge to urinate

Answer 9

Brain

Question 10

After pressure filtration has occurred, this substance is present in the proximal convoluted tubule

Answer 10

Filtrate

Question 11

A hormone, released by the adrenal cortex, which increases Na+ reabsorption and promotes excretion of K+

Answer 11

Aldosterone

Question 12

_ receptors in the bladder send impulses to spinal cord and brain, indicating that the bladder is full

Answer 12

Stretch

Question 13

Paired organs which remove carbon dioxide from the blood

Answer 13

Lungs

Question 14

A large organ which breaks down toxic substances in the blood

Answer 14

Liver

Question 15

ADH regulates blood pressure by controlling blood _

Answer 15

Volume

Question 16

RBCs, WBCs, platelets, and plasma _ do not leave the blood during pressure filtration in the glomerulus

Answer 16

Proteins

Question 17

Paired organs involved in removing toxic substances in the blood

Answer 17

Kidneys

Question 18

The material passing through the loop of henle is known as _ fluid

Answer 18

Tubular

Question 19

The loop of _ is where the majority of water present in the filtrate is reabsorbed

Answer 19

Henle

Question 20

The _ arteriole brings blood to the glomerulus

Answer 20

Afferent

Question 21

The _ is a tube which leads from the urinary bladder to the outside environment

Answer 21

Urethra

Question 22

The urethra has both an internal and external _ muscle which prevent urine from leaving the bladder

Answer 22

Sphincter

Question 23

_’s capsule is where blood is pressure filtered in the first step of urine formation

Answer 23

Bowman’s

Question 24

A waste produce produced during metabolism which can cause gout if levels become too high

Answer 24

Uric Acid

Question 25

Consumption of this substance inhibits the secretion Of ADH and therefore makes you urinate more frequently

Answer 25

Alcohol

Question 26

The abbreviation for the tube which carries forming urine towards the loop of henle

Answer 26

PCT

Question 27

The outer layer of the kidney which contains the nephrons

Answer 27

Cortex

Question 28

A tangled knot of capillaries, which are the site of pressure filtration of blood

Answer 28

Glomerulus

Question 29

The kidneys can regulate blood _ by selectively re-absorbing HCO3- and Na+ and selectively excreting H+ and NH3

Answer 29

pH