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WorksheetsNephron structure and function
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The basement membrane of the glomerulus is partially permeable and allows small molecules like glucose to pass through.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
In a healthy person, some glucose is reabsorbed into the bloodstream while majority is lost in the urine.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Blood flows into the kidney along the:
a)
Renal Venule
b)
Renal Artery
c)
Glomerulus
d)
Hepatic Artery
4.
The part of the nephron that primarily reabsorbs water is:
a)
Ascending Loop of Henle
b)
Descending Loop of Henle
c)
Bowman's Capsule
d)
Vasa Recta
5.
The part of the nephron that primarily reabsorbs Na+ ions is:
a)
Ascending Loop of Henle
b)
Descending Loop of Henle
c)
Bowman's Capsule
d)
Vasa Recta
6.
Glucose reabsorption occurs in the
a)
Proximal Tubule
b)
Distal Tubule
c)
Loop of Henle
d)
Glomerulus
7.
The high pressure capillary network that pushes fluid out of the bloodstream is the:
a)
Proximal Tubule
b)
Distal Tubule
c)
Loop of Henle
d)
Glomerulus
8.
During the process of filtration in the nephron, most of the water, glucose, and vitamins are:
a)
stored in the bladder
b)
excreted through the ureters
c)
reabsorbed into the blood
d)
concentrated in the urine
9.
Identify Letter B
a)
Bowman's Capsule
b)
Afferent Arteriole
c)
Efferent Arteriole
d)
Glomerulus
10.
Identify Letter H
a)
Ureter
b)
Renal Capsule
c)
Renal Coretx
d)
Renal Medulla
11.
What is hypotonic?
a)
when there is less solute than water
b)
when there is an equal amount of water and solute
c)
when there is more solute than water
12.
Which substance is an abnormal constituent of urine?
a)
urea
b)
glucose
c)
sodium chloride
d)
creatinine
13.
The presence of albumin in the urine would indicate probable damage to the:
a)
glomeruli
b)
renal columns
c)
collecting tubules
d)
pyramids
14.
This tissue is...
a)
renal medulla
b)
renal cortex
c)
pancreas
d)
liver lobule
15.
A is...
a)
Bowman's capsule
b)
Glomerulus
c)
Islet of Langerhans
d)
Lobule
16.
This tissue is
a)
renal cortex
b)
renal medulla
c)
pancreas
d)
liver
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