WorksheetsBIOL 215 - Urinary System (Ch. 26)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the function of the Detrusor muscle?
Contract the bladder to empty the bladder
keeps semen from entering the bladder
valve that regulates micturition
The proximal convoluted tubule can transport _____ back into the bloodstream.
insulin
glucose
Plasma proteins
toxins
Red blood cells
Where do blood vessels & nerves enter and leave the kidney?
renal fascia
renal capsule
renal pelvis
hilum
Renal pyramids are located where?
Renal medulla
Renal capsule
Renal calyces
Renal cortex
Damage to the nephron would affect which of the following?
Filtration of blood
Removal of damaged red blood cells
Synthesis of aldosterone
Storage of urine
Podocytes are located where?
Loop of Henle
Bowmann's capsule
Glomerulus
Distal convoluted tubule
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is activated by _____ blood pressure.
increased
decreased
What are the components of the filtration membrane? Select all that apply.
podocytes
basement membrane
macula densa
capillary endothelium
Juxtaglomerular cells
Renal corpuscule is involved in filtration.
true
false
Renal fascia consists of:
simple squamous epithelium
stratified squamous epithelium
loose connective tissue
dense irregular connective tissue
Where does urine pass through right before entering the renal pelvis?
papillary ducts
collecting ducts
minor calyces
major calyces
Select all that apply. Glycosuria is:
a symptom of diabetes
the excretion of insulin
consists of a high concentration of glucose in the filtrate
inability to store glycogen in the liver
What involves the movement of solutes from the blood into the filtrate?
glomerular secretion
tubular reabsorption
tubular secretion
glycosuria
The sodium/potassium pump is necessary for:
reabsorption of solutes
excretion of solutes
filtration of blood
reabsorption of toxins
Increased ADH production facilitates the collecting ducts becoming permeable to water.
true
false
