BIO 224 PRACTICE FINAL EXAM URINARY SYSTEM | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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, Without RENAL AUTOREGULATION, if mean ARTERIAL PRESSURE INCREASES, what
would happen to GFR?Answer: GFR would INCREASE
The hormone ERYTHRO-POIETIN, secreted by the KIDNEYS, regulates the production
ofAnswer: red blood cells
The basic components of the nephron include (check all that are correct)Answer: - RENAL
CORPUSCLE
-PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE
-LOOP OF HENLE
-DISTAL COVOLUTED TUBULE
Identify the primary HORMONES involved in regulating URINE CONCENTRATION
3Answer: -ADH
-ALDOSTERONE
-RENIN
The FILTRATION MEMBRANE is ___________ permeable than a TYPICAL
CAPILLARYAnswer: MORE PEARMEABLE
The process in which the NEPHRON CELLS TRANSPORT solutes from the PERITUBULAR
CAPILLARIES into the RENAL TUBULES is called _______.Answer: tubular secretion
The major excretory organ of the body is the __________.Answer: kidney
Approximately 85% of nephrons in the kidney are ______ nephrons.Answer: cortical
Aldosterone and ADH both play a primary role in regulatingAnswer: urine concentration
The ________ nephrons are located CLOSE TO KIDNEY SURFACE and have relatively
SHORT NEPHRON LOOPSAnswer: cortical
The pressure exerted by blood on the capillary walls that FORCES BLOOD FROM
CAPILLARIES into BOWMAN'S CAPSULE is called the _________pressure.Answer:
glomerular capillary PRESSURE
The blood vessel that DRAINS BLOOD from the KIDNEY is theAnswer: renal vein
Within the renal corpuscle, blood ______________ pressure is the pressure FORCING FLUID
into the CAPSULAR SPACE.Answer: hydrostatic PRESSURE
The kidneys INFLUENCE BLOOD PRESSURE by;Answer: ALTERING the VOLUME OF
URINE OUTPUT
FENESTRAE and PODOCYTES both contribute to the ______.Answer: FILTRATION
membrane
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QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Without RENAL AUTOREGULATION, if mean ARTERIAL PRESSURE INCREASES, what
would happen to GFR?Answer: GFR would INCREASE
The hormone ERYTHRO-POIETIN, secreted by the KIDNEYS, regulates the production
ofAnswer: red blood cells
The basic components of the nephron include (check all that are correct)Answer: - RENAL
CORPUSCLE
-PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE
-LOOP OF HENLE
-DISTAL COVOLUTED TUBULE
Identify the primary HORMONES involved in regulating URINE CONCENTRATION
3Answer: -ADH
-ALDOSTERONE
-RENIN
The FILTRATION MEMBRANE is ___________ permeable than a TYPICAL
CAPILLARYAnswer: MORE PEARMEABLE
The process in which the NEPHRON CELLS TRANSPORT solutes from the PERITUBULAR
CAPILLARIES into the RENAL TUBULES is called _______.Answer: tubular secretion
The major excretory organ of the body is the __________.Answer: kidney
Approximately 85% of nephrons in the kidney are ______ nephrons.Answer: cortical
Aldosterone and ADH both play a primary role in regulatingAnswer: urine concentration
The ________ nephrons are located CLOSE TO KIDNEY SURFACE and have relatively
SHORT NEPHRON LOOPSAnswer: cortical
The pressure exerted by blood on the capillary walls that FORCES BLOOD FROM
CAPILLARIES into BOWMAN'S CAPSULE is called the _________pressure.Answer:
glomerular capillary PRESSURE
The blood vessel that DRAINS BLOOD from the KIDNEY is theAnswer: renal vein
Within the renal corpuscle, blood ______________ pressure is the pressure FORCING FLUID
into the CAPSULAR SPACE.Answer: hydrostatic PRESSURE
The kidneys INFLUENCE BLOOD PRESSURE by;Answer: ALTERING the VOLUME OF
URINE OUTPUT
FENESTRAE and PODOCYTES both contribute to the ______.Answer: FILTRATION
membrane
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