Urinary System Mastering Assignments

Which of the following is NOT a component of the urinary tract? a. ureters b. urinary bladder c. urethra d. kidneys

The right kidney sits ________ to the left kidney due to the position of the liver.

Erythropoietin is produced by the kidneys to:

The arteriole that delivers blood to the glomerulus is the __________.

Urine drains from a major calyx into:

A glomerulus is:

Filtrate traveling through the renal tubule travels from the thick ascending limb to the:

The cells of the macula densa and the juxtaglomerular (JG) cells form the:

Urine dripping from a renal pyramid passes first into the major calyx then into the minor calyx. True or False?

The glomerulus is fed and drained by arterioles. True or False?

Returning fluid and solutes from filtrate to blood happens via __________.

Items reclaimed during tubular reabsorption are moved to the interstitial fluids and then to the:

Which of the following is NOT part of the filtration membrane? a. basal lamina of the glomerulus b. endothelial cells of the glomerulus c. squamous epithelial cells of the glomerular capsule d. filtration slits formed by podocytes

A decrease in GFR will cause __________.

What chemical is necessary for the transformation of angiotensin-I (A-I) into active angiotensin-II (A-II)?

A drug that inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) may lead to:

In the ascending limb of the nephron loop (loop of Henle), the:

The thin descending limb of the nephron loop is permeable to __________.

Increased water reabsorption in the descending limb of the nephron loop will result in __________.

Dilute urine is more likely to be produced when:

The thin descending limb of the nephron loop is permeable to water, and not very permeable to solutes, in order to increase the concentration of the filtrate as it reaches the bottom of the loop. True or False?

The micturition reflex is initiated by __________.

The detrusor muscle __________.

In which kidney region are the renal pyramids located?

Which of the following is the capillary bed fed by the afferent arteriole and drained by the efferent arteriole? a. peritubular capillaries b. vasa recta c. glomerular capillaries d. macula densa cells

What are the two main subdivisions of the nephron?

Calculate the NFP, if the GHP is 50 mm Hg, the GCOP is 30 mm Hg and the CHP is 15 mm Hg.

The main force that promotes filtration in a nephron is:

How does atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) contribute to a decrease in blood volume and systemic blood pressure?

What is coupled with glucose reabsorption using a symporter in the early part of the proximal tubule?