BMS 300 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Moving ions moving from low concentration to high concentration is accomplished by -
Answers - pumps
The cell type that forms the epithelium of Bowman's capsule are: - Answers - podocytes
The cortico-medullary gradient is maintained by the - Answers - vasa recta
For the regions of the collecting ducts located deep in the medulla, the generation of
urine with a high osmotic strength requires a high concentration of ______ in the
interstitial space. - Answers - urea
The three major functions of the renal system are:
Select all that apply. - Answers - Remove nitrogenous waste, Regulate blood ph,
Regulate salt and water balance
Which of the following is the correct order of blood flow through the renal corpuscle? -
Answers - Afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole
The epithelial cells of Bowman's capsule are called _________________ - Answers -
podocytes
The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries in the renal compartment and Bowman's capsule
is part of the blood vascular compartment. (true or false) - Answers - false
The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries in the blood vascular compartment.
Bowman's capsule is part of the renal compartment.
***This is an example of a test question***
Water moves from Bowman's capsule into the glomerular capillaries because the: -
Answers - osmotic pressure generated by plasma proteins is higher in the capillaries
than in Bowman's capsule
The peritubular capillary is an extension of the efferent arteriole which wraps around the
______________. - Answers - Proximal convoluted tubule
Urine has a ____________ ion concentration in the cortex of the kidney when it is in the
____________________________. - Answers - low, proximal convoluted tubule
, In the proximal convoluted tubule water and most ions follow a ___________________
route, meaning they leave the lumen by passing between the tight junctions of the
epithelial cells. - Answers - Paracellular
When Na+, glucose and amino acids move in across the epithelial cells of the proximal
convoluted tubule, they are reabsorbed by the ________________. - Answers -
Peritubular capillary
***This is an example of a test question***
GLUT 2 is a glucose transporter that permits glucose transport by facilitated diffusion.
You would expect to
Find this protein in: - Answers - basilar membranes of epithelial cells in the proximal
convoluted tubule
The concentration increases as the filtrate moves from the cortex to the medulla. (true
or false) - Answers - true
Macula densa cells in the DCT release ________________, which bind to gpcrs on the
afferent arteriole in response to a high glomerular filtration rate. - Answers - Adenosine
The thick segment of the ascending limb contains passive ion channels and the thin
ascending limb contains ion channels requiring ATP. (true or false) - Answers - false
The thin segment contains passive ion channels and the thick ascending limb contains
ion channels that require energy
The descending limb only contains _______________ and lacks ________________ -
Answers - aquaporins, ion channels
***This is an example of a test question***
Smooth muscle relaxation in the ____ would increase Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR).
- Answers - Afferent arteriole
Place the following structures in the order through which fluid flows: - Answers - Fluid
flows in the following order:
Bowman's capsule - proximal convoluted tubule - descending limb of the loop of the
nephron - ascending limb of the loop of the nephron - distal convoluted tubule -
collecting duct - renal calyx - ureter
Two solutions are separated by a membrane enriched in aquaporins. The solution on
the left contains 50 mmol nacl. The solution on the right contains 100 mmol albumin, an
important plasma protein. Which of the following statements is correct? - Answers -
Aquaporins allow for the flow of water. Because nacl will dissociate into two ions and
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Moving ions moving from low concentration to high concentration is accomplished by -
Answers - pumps
The cell type that forms the epithelium of Bowman's capsule are: - Answers - podocytes
The cortico-medullary gradient is maintained by the - Answers - vasa recta
For the regions of the collecting ducts located deep in the medulla, the generation of
urine with a high osmotic strength requires a high concentration of ______ in the
interstitial space. - Answers - urea
The three major functions of the renal system are:
Select all that apply. - Answers - Remove nitrogenous waste, Regulate blood ph,
Regulate salt and water balance
Which of the following is the correct order of blood flow through the renal corpuscle? -
Answers - Afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole
The epithelial cells of Bowman's capsule are called _________________ - Answers -
podocytes
The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries in the renal compartment and Bowman's capsule
is part of the blood vascular compartment. (true or false) - Answers - false
The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries in the blood vascular compartment.
Bowman's capsule is part of the renal compartment.
***This is an example of a test question***
Water moves from Bowman's capsule into the glomerular capillaries because the: -
Answers - osmotic pressure generated by plasma proteins is higher in the capillaries
than in Bowman's capsule
The peritubular capillary is an extension of the efferent arteriole which wraps around the
______________. - Answers - Proximal convoluted tubule
Urine has a ____________ ion concentration in the cortex of the kidney when it is in the
____________________________. - Answers - low, proximal convoluted tubule
, In the proximal convoluted tubule water and most ions follow a ___________________
route, meaning they leave the lumen by passing between the tight junctions of the
epithelial cells. - Answers - Paracellular
When Na+, glucose and amino acids move in across the epithelial cells of the proximal
convoluted tubule, they are reabsorbed by the ________________. - Answers -
Peritubular capillary
***This is an example of a test question***
GLUT 2 is a glucose transporter that permits glucose transport by facilitated diffusion.
You would expect to
Find this protein in: - Answers - basilar membranes of epithelial cells in the proximal
convoluted tubule
The concentration increases as the filtrate moves from the cortex to the medulla. (true
or false) - Answers - true
Macula densa cells in the DCT release ________________, which bind to gpcrs on the
afferent arteriole in response to a high glomerular filtration rate. - Answers - Adenosine
The thick segment of the ascending limb contains passive ion channels and the thin
ascending limb contains ion channels requiring ATP. (true or false) - Answers - false
The thin segment contains passive ion channels and the thick ascending limb contains
ion channels that require energy
The descending limb only contains _______________ and lacks ________________ -
Answers - aquaporins, ion channels
***This is an example of a test question***
Smooth muscle relaxation in the ____ would increase Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR).
- Answers - Afferent arteriole
Place the following structures in the order through which fluid flows: - Answers - Fluid
flows in the following order:
Bowman's capsule - proximal convoluted tubule - descending limb of the loop of the
nephron - ascending limb of the loop of the nephron - distal convoluted tubule -
collecting duct - renal calyx - ureter
Two solutions are separated by a membrane enriched in aquaporins. The solution on
the left contains 50 mmol nacl. The solution on the right contains 100 mmol albumin, an
important plasma protein. Which of the following statements is correct? - Answers -
Aquaporins allow for the flow of water. Because nacl will dissociate into two ions and
