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Bio 181: Self check 16Each kidney contains about one million nephrons. - correct answer True Urine leaves our body through the urethra. - correct answer True Efferent arterioles enter the Bowman's capsule and afferent arterioles leave the Bowman' s capsule. - correct answer False The medulla of the kidney secretes epinephrine. - correct answer False Blood pressure is the force that drives molecules out of the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule. - correct answer True What happens to the nephron if the blood pressure drops significantly? - correct answer The kidneys will turn off (kidney failure) Toxins including urea (in mammals) is driven out of the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule. - correct answer True The collecting duct of the kidney drains into the _______________ and this enters the _______________ _______________. - correct answer Ureter, urinary bladder Blood pressure drives red blood cells and plasma proteins out of the glomerulus. - correct answer False