A&P Review 3 Part 4

Major calyces are?

The region known as the macula densa is part of?

The cells of the macula densa, the juxtaglomerular cells, and the extraglomerular mesangial cells form the?

The different arteriole of a nephron divides to form a network of capillaries within the cortex called the _____.

Eighty percent of nephrons in the human kidney are located in the _____ and have short nephron loops.

Nephrons located close to the medulla with long nephron loops are called ____ nephrons.

Which of the following components of the nephron is largely confined to the renal medulla.

Each kidney has about _____ nephrons.

The majority of renal innervation is by the?

Which of the following substances should not be filtered?

The process of filtration is driven mainly by?

Blood colloid osmotic pressure (BCOP) in the glomerulus is generated by?

Sympathetic stimulation of the kidney can do all of the following except?

The amount of filtrate produced by the kidneys each minute is called the?

Immediate local responses of the kidney to changes in blood flow to maintain GFR occur via?

Damage to the glomerular filtration membrane allowing proteins into the capsular space would result in all of the following except?

Secretion of hydrogen ion by the PCT is by the process of?

The _____ is the plasma concentration at which a specific coumpound will begin appearing in the urine.

The majority of cotransporters and countertransposters are linked to the reabsorption of what ion?

Prolonged aldosterone stimulation of the distal convoluted tubule may result in?

The ______ test is often used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate.

A patient excretes a large volume of very dilute urine on a continuin basis. This is may be due to?

Antidiuretic hormone

You complain to the doctor about constant pain and discomfort in the low back area. What test might logically be recommended.

The pontine storage center controls micturition by?