BIOL 2402 - Ch 24 Exam Questions | 2026/2027 | Answers
Correct | With Complete Solutions
______ and ______ are secreted in response to low blood
volume or low solute concentration in the tubular fluid within
the kidney. Correct Answers ADH; aldosterone
______ is used to test glomerular filtration rate because it is
freely filtered and neither reabsorbed nor secreted in the kidney.
Correct Answers Inulin
______ nerves extend from the spinal cord to the blood vessels
of the kidney. Correct Answers Sympathetic
"Loin-to-groin" pain typically means ______. Correct Answers
ureter and/or kidney discomfort
"Multiplier" of the countercurrent multiplier refers to the ______
feedback loop that increases the concentration of salts within the
interstitial fluid. Correct Answers positive
A decrease in blood entering the afferent arteriole will result in
______. Correct Answers vasodilation
A decrease in blood pressure, detected by the afferent arteriole,
will result in vasodilation. The glomerular blood pressure and
the GFR will respond by ______. Correct Answers remaining
normal
A mechanism that is effective in maintaining a normal
glomerular blood pressure only if the systemic mean arterial
,pressure remains between 80 and 180 mm Hg is called ___
autoregulation. Correct Answers renal
A minimum of about ______ L of urine per day is required to
eliminate the wastes from the body. Correct Answers 0.5
A positive feedback mechanism called the ___ ___ involves the
nephron loop and is partially responsible for establishing the salt
concentration gradient within the interstitial fluid. Correct
Answers countercurrent multiplier
A substance that is unlike other substances because it is both
reabsorbed and secreted is Correct Answers potassium
ADH is released from the ______. Correct Answers posterior
pituitary gland
Aldosterone results in the ______ reabsorption of Na+ and
therefore also ______. Correct Answers increased; water
Aldosterone stimulates secretion of ______, while ______ and
______ are reabsorbed. Correct Answers K+; Na+; H2O
Aldosterone stimulates the protein synthesis of ______ and
______. Correct Answers Na+ channels; Na+/K+ pumps
Approximately ___ % of the water in the tubular fluid is
reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule. Correct Answers
65
, Approximately 10 to 20% of the K+ in the tubular fluid is
reabsorbed in the ______. Correct Answers nephron loop
ascending limb
Approximately 60% of the Ca2+ in the blood becomes part of
the filtrate while the remainder of the Ca2+ is bound to _____ in
the blood and is prevented from being filtered. Correct Answers
protein
As tubular fluid moves through the collecting tubules and ducts,
water reabsorption is controlled primarily by ___ and ___
hormones. Correct Answers aldosterone; antidiuretic
At least 20- 25% of the resting ______ normally flows through
the kidney via the renal artery. Correct Answers cardiac output
Atrial natriuretic peptide ______ GFR to eliminate fluid when
there is a(n) ______ in blood volume and/or blood pressure.
Correct Answers increases; increase
Besides removing waste products from the bloodstream, the
urinary system performs many other functions, including which
of the following? Correct Answers erythropoietin production
acid-base balance
urine storage
Between the visceral and parietal layers of the glomerular
capsule is a Correct Answers capsular space
Blood enters the glomerulus by the ___ arteriole. Correct
Answers afferent
Correct | With Complete Solutions
______ and ______ are secreted in response to low blood
volume or low solute concentration in the tubular fluid within
the kidney. Correct Answers ADH; aldosterone
______ is used to test glomerular filtration rate because it is
freely filtered and neither reabsorbed nor secreted in the kidney.
Correct Answers Inulin
______ nerves extend from the spinal cord to the blood vessels
of the kidney. Correct Answers Sympathetic
"Loin-to-groin" pain typically means ______. Correct Answers
ureter and/or kidney discomfort
"Multiplier" of the countercurrent multiplier refers to the ______
feedback loop that increases the concentration of salts within the
interstitial fluid. Correct Answers positive
A decrease in blood entering the afferent arteriole will result in
______. Correct Answers vasodilation
A decrease in blood pressure, detected by the afferent arteriole,
will result in vasodilation. The glomerular blood pressure and
the GFR will respond by ______. Correct Answers remaining
normal
A mechanism that is effective in maintaining a normal
glomerular blood pressure only if the systemic mean arterial
,pressure remains between 80 and 180 mm Hg is called ___
autoregulation. Correct Answers renal
A minimum of about ______ L of urine per day is required to
eliminate the wastes from the body. Correct Answers 0.5
A positive feedback mechanism called the ___ ___ involves the
nephron loop and is partially responsible for establishing the salt
concentration gradient within the interstitial fluid. Correct
Answers countercurrent multiplier
A substance that is unlike other substances because it is both
reabsorbed and secreted is Correct Answers potassium
ADH is released from the ______. Correct Answers posterior
pituitary gland
Aldosterone results in the ______ reabsorption of Na+ and
therefore also ______. Correct Answers increased; water
Aldosterone stimulates secretion of ______, while ______ and
______ are reabsorbed. Correct Answers K+; Na+; H2O
Aldosterone stimulates the protein synthesis of ______ and
______. Correct Answers Na+ channels; Na+/K+ pumps
Approximately ___ % of the water in the tubular fluid is
reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule. Correct Answers
65
, Approximately 10 to 20% of the K+ in the tubular fluid is
reabsorbed in the ______. Correct Answers nephron loop
ascending limb
Approximately 60% of the Ca2+ in the blood becomes part of
the filtrate while the remainder of the Ca2+ is bound to _____ in
the blood and is prevented from being filtered. Correct Answers
protein
As tubular fluid moves through the collecting tubules and ducts,
water reabsorption is controlled primarily by ___ and ___
hormones. Correct Answers aldosterone; antidiuretic
At least 20- 25% of the resting ______ normally flows through
the kidney via the renal artery. Correct Answers cardiac output
Atrial natriuretic peptide ______ GFR to eliminate fluid when
there is a(n) ______ in blood volume and/or blood pressure.
Correct Answers increases; increase
Besides removing waste products from the bloodstream, the
urinary system performs many other functions, including which
of the following? Correct Answers erythropoietin production
acid-base balance
urine storage
Between the visceral and parietal layers of the glomerular
capsule is a Correct Answers capsular space
Blood enters the glomerulus by the ___ arteriole. Correct
Answers afferent
