Urinary System

Question 1

_____ is a hormone created by the interstitial cells or renal papilla, which is converted to _____ in the liver. This in turn leads to vasodilation and decreased blood pressure.

Answer 1

Medullipin I

Medullipin II

Question 2

____ is a cytokine for RBC precursors

Answer 2

EPO

Question 3

EPO secreted by ______

Answer 3

interstitial fibroblasts in the peritubular capillary bed

Question 4

type of pericyte found around the glomerulus

Answer 4

mesangial cells-help clean out the filter

Question 5

______ creates the osmotic gradient

______ maintains the osmotic gradient

Answer 5

countercurrent multiplier

countercurrent exchanger

Question 6

____ location where the distal tubule talks with the arteriole

Answer 6

juxtaglomerular apparatus