VETT 230 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | ALL CORRECT
The kidneys do which of the following?
a. secrete erythropoietin
b. all of the choices are correct
c. help regulate blood volume
d. help control BP
e. help control blood pH - Answer- b. all of the choices are correct
Tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion occur in this part of the kidney. - Answer-
peritubular capillaries
Up to _______ percent of the blood. by the heart goes to the kidneys - Answer- 25%
The first step in the production of urine is what? - Answer- filtration of blood
This part of the nephron descends into the medulla and returns to the cortex - Answer-
Loop of Henle
The kidneys are externally protected and insulated by what? - Answer- Adipose tissue
All of the following belong to the urinary system, EXCEPT what?
a. prostate
b. ureter
c. bladder
d. urethra
e. kidneys - Answer- a. prostate
Which structure discharges urine from the body? - Answer- urethra
The urinary bladder is line with what? - Answer- transitional epithelium
The first step in urine formation is what? - Answer- glomerular filtration
Which cells have haploid chromosome number? - Answer- spermatozoa and ova
Which statement is true regarding oogenesis?
a. secondary oocytes divide by meiosis
b. primary oocytes divide by mitosis
, c. primary oocytes have a normal diploid chromosome number for each species
d. polar bodies eventually develop into ova - Answer- ???
not a
In what part of the female reproductive tract does mitosis begin within the zygote? -
Answer- oviduct
When are spermatozoa transported from the vas deferent to the abdominal urethra? -
Answer- during ejaculation
What percentage of all tubular reabsorption occurs in the proximal convoluted tubules? -
Answer- 65%
What percentage of amino acids and glucose in the tubular filtrate are reabsorbed in the
proximal convoluted tubule? - Answer- 100%
Which of the following hormones increases reabsorption of water in the collecting
tubules?
a. renin
b. angiotensin
c. aldosterone
d. ADH
e. insulin - Answer- d. ADH
The structure that connects a kidney to the urinary bladder is what? - Answer- ureter
This band of connective tissue connects the testis to the scrotum during their
development. - Answer- Gubernaculum
How do veterinarians generally determine the amount of protein in an animal? - Answer-
by obtaining the blood urea nitrogen level in a blood sample
Which vitamins are fat soluble? - Answer- A, E, D, K
These are the salivary glands located just ventral to the ear canal. - Answer- Parotid
salivary glands
True or False: an example of dehydration synthesis involves adding a water molecule to
two monosaccharides to produce a disaccharide. - Answer- False
The loss of muscle tone in the esophagus can lead to this life-threatening disease. -
Answer- Megaesophagus
Which of the following sugars can be transported across the brush border cell
membrane and absorbed into the body?
a. glycogen
ANSWERS | ALL CORRECT
The kidneys do which of the following?
a. secrete erythropoietin
b. all of the choices are correct
c. help regulate blood volume
d. help control BP
e. help control blood pH - Answer- b. all of the choices are correct
Tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion occur in this part of the kidney. - Answer-
peritubular capillaries
Up to _______ percent of the blood. by the heart goes to the kidneys - Answer- 25%
The first step in the production of urine is what? - Answer- filtration of blood
This part of the nephron descends into the medulla and returns to the cortex - Answer-
Loop of Henle
The kidneys are externally protected and insulated by what? - Answer- Adipose tissue
All of the following belong to the urinary system, EXCEPT what?
a. prostate
b. ureter
c. bladder
d. urethra
e. kidneys - Answer- a. prostate
Which structure discharges urine from the body? - Answer- urethra
The urinary bladder is line with what? - Answer- transitional epithelium
The first step in urine formation is what? - Answer- glomerular filtration
Which cells have haploid chromosome number? - Answer- spermatozoa and ova
Which statement is true regarding oogenesis?
a. secondary oocytes divide by meiosis
b. primary oocytes divide by mitosis
, c. primary oocytes have a normal diploid chromosome number for each species
d. polar bodies eventually develop into ova - Answer- ???
not a
In what part of the female reproductive tract does mitosis begin within the zygote? -
Answer- oviduct
When are spermatozoa transported from the vas deferent to the abdominal urethra? -
Answer- during ejaculation
What percentage of all tubular reabsorption occurs in the proximal convoluted tubules? -
Answer- 65%
What percentage of amino acids and glucose in the tubular filtrate are reabsorbed in the
proximal convoluted tubule? - Answer- 100%
Which of the following hormones increases reabsorption of water in the collecting
tubules?
a. renin
b. angiotensin
c. aldosterone
d. ADH
e. insulin - Answer- d. ADH
The structure that connects a kidney to the urinary bladder is what? - Answer- ureter
This band of connective tissue connects the testis to the scrotum during their
development. - Answer- Gubernaculum
How do veterinarians generally determine the amount of protein in an animal? - Answer-
by obtaining the blood urea nitrogen level in a blood sample
Which vitamins are fat soluble? - Answer- A, E, D, K
These are the salivary glands located just ventral to the ear canal. - Answer- Parotid
salivary glands
True or False: an example of dehydration synthesis involves adding a water molecule to
two monosaccharides to produce a disaccharide. - Answer- False
The loss of muscle tone in the esophagus can lead to this life-threatening disease. -
Answer- Megaesophagus
Which of the following sugars can be transported across the brush border cell
membrane and absorbed into the body?
a. glycogen
