Week 1 Chapter 31 Flashcards
Located between the proximal and distal tubules is the___.
Loop of Henle
What is the name for the hormone that regulates blood pressure?
Renin
The expansion of the ureter inside the kidneys is the
Renal pelvis
During the process of__ urine formation, substances move from the blood into the renal tubules.
Tubular secretion
Which structure surrounds each glmonerulus
Bowmans capsule
The __deliver blood to the pertibular capillaries
Efferent arterioles
The __ contains the renal artery, renal vein, and ureter
Hillium
In which process of urine formation are nutrients, ions, and water returned to the body?
Tubular reabsorption
Which of these is the medial depression of a kidney
Renal sinus
In the kidneys what combines with water and ions to form urine
Metabolic wastes
Substances such as drugs, ions, and waste products are moved during the __ process of urine formation ans are eliminated in urine
Tubular secretion
Which section of the tubule is connected to the glomerulus
Proximal convoluted tubule
Which process or urine formation decreases when the blood pressure decreases, and increases when the blood pressure increases?
Glomerular filtration
The middle portion of the kidneys is the __
Renal medulla
During which process of urine formation do drugs and hydrogen ions enter to filtrate
Tubular secretion