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Urinary System

front 1

Fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney is the

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renal capsule

front 2

The apex of the renal pyramid is called the

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The apex of the renal pyramid is called the

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The major calyces of the kidney converge to form an enlarged channel called the

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renal pelvis

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The basic histological and functional unit of the kidney is the

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Nephron

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Order as fluid flows from the filtration membrane through the nephron

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1,5,3,4,2
Renal Corpuscle, proximal tube, loop of Heinle, distal tube, collecting duct

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The tuft of capillaries in the renal corpuscle is called the

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glomerulus

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The juxtaglomerular apparatus is formed where the __________ projects between the afferent arteriole and efferent arteriole next to Bowman's capsule.

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Distal tube

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Collectively, the capillary epithelium, basement membrane, and podocytes form the

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filtration membrane

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The part of a nephron between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle is the

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proximal tube

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The __________ are specialized portions of the peritubular capillaries that extend deep into the medulla of the kidney.

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vasa recta

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order in which a drop of blood from the interlobular artery passes through

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afferent arteriole , efferent arteriole, pertibular capillaries, interlobal vein, arcuate vein

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The triangular area of the urinary bladder between the two ureters posteriorly and the urethra anteriorly is the

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trigone

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Skeletal muscle that surrounds the urethra as it extends through the pelvic floor is the

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external urinary sphincter

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Active transport of substances from the blood into the nephron is called

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tubular secretion

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The movement of substances from the filtrate back into the blood of the peritubular capillaries is called

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tubular reabsorption

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The part of the total cardiac output that passes through the kidneys is called the

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renal fraction

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The part of the plasma volume that passes through the filtration membrane is the

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filtration fraction

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Which of these substances normally cannot pass through the filtration membrane?

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hemaglobin

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Of the filtrate that enters the nephron, about what percent is reabsorbed during urine formation?

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99%

front 20

A decrease in plasma proteins results in

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decreased colloid osmotic pressure

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As filtrate moves through the thin segment of the descending limb of the loop of Henle, water moves __________ the nephron, and solutes move __________ the nephron.

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out of, into

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During tubular reabsorption in the proximal tubule of the nephron, most solutes are moved across the apical membrane by __________ , and across the basal membrane by __________ .

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cotransport, facilitated diffusion

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The ascending limb of the loop of Henle is __________ to water.

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impermeable

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The percentage of filtrate volume reabsorbed in the proximal tubule is

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65%

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The permeability of the distal tubule and the collecting duct is controlled by

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ADH

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At which of these locations is the osmolality of the filtrate the highest?

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bottom of the loop of Henle

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Renal tubules are __________ permeable to urea than they are to water, therefore urea concentration in the tubules __________ .

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less, increases

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Urea diffuses out of the __________ , and into the __________ .

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collecting duct, descending limb of the loop of Henle

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Juxtaglomerular cells secrete

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Renin

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Drinking a large amount of beer results in

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decreased urine osmolality, and increased urine volume

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Angiotensin II causes

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Increased ADH secretion, increased thirst, increased salt appetite, and increased peripheral resistance.

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When the tubular load of a substance exceeds the tubular maximum, that substance will

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appear in the urine.

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After urine is produced in the kidney, it leaves the kidney via the:

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Ureters

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The structural and functional unit of the kidney is the __________.

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Nephron

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Which vessel delivers blood directly to the glomerular capillaries?

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Afferent arterioles

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Fluid (filtrate) that has moved through the proximal tubule then moves into what part of the nephron?

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Descending limb of the loop of Henle

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The descending limb of the loop of Henle is highly permeable to __________, but not to __________.

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water; solutes

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n the juxtaglomerular apparatus, what cells monitor and respond to changes in the osmolarity (or electrolyte concentration) of the filtrate in the tubules

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Macula densa cells

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The proximal tubule cells are highly permeable to __________.

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water AND solutes

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The late distal tubule and cortical collecting duct contain two functional types of cells. Which cells change their permeability in response to hormones?

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Principal cells

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The thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle is highly permeable to ____________, but not to ____________.

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solutes; water

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The renal corpuscle consists of two parts, the glomerular capillaries and __________.

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Bowman's capsule