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Adv Pharm 5334 UTA Exam 1 Exam
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As glomerular filtrate moves through the ascending loop of Henle, the filtrate becomes more dilute:
why? - answer✔The ascending loop of Henle is permeable to ions but impermeable to water
Which of the following has a rate of urinary excretion (units of solute per unit time) that is almost always
identical to its rate of glomerular filtration in a healthy adult? - answer✔Creatinine
Which of the following has a rate of urinary excretion (units of solute per unit time) that is always much
lower than its rate of glomerular filtration in a healthy adult? - answer✔Glucose
Which of the following choices correctly traces the route of glomerular filtrate on its path to the
collecting duct of a nephron? - answer✔Bowman's capsule, proximal tubule, descending loop of Henle,
ascending loop of Henle, distal tubule
The renal system does not play a direct role in regulating which of the following? - answer✔Blood
temperature
Which of the following anatomical portion of a nephron connects the Bowman's capsule to the loop of
Henle? - answer✔Proximal convoluted tubule
How many nephrons does the average adult human kidney contain (a nephron is the main functional
unit of the kidney)? - answer✔Roughly 1,000,000
Urine is formed in a three-step process: which of the following gives the correct order in which these
steps take place in the nephron? - answer✔Glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion
Which of the following is least likely to be present in the glomerular filtrate (the filtrate produced by the
nephron before it enters the loop of Henle) of a healthy adult nephron? - answer✔Large molecular
weight protein
A 26 year old African American diagnosed with AIDS, and also a heroine abuser, presents with
hypertension, microscopic hematuria, and renal insufficiency. The disease does not go away with steroid
therapy. What is a key feature on immunofluorescence? - answer✔IgM and C3 deposition
A 7 year old child presents with hypoalbuminemia, edema, hyperlipidemia, and proteinuria. The edema
is in the periorbital region initially and eventually spreads to the rest of the body. The patient is given