ALHS 1011 EXAM 8 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
To compensate for alkalosis, the kidneys will: - Answers - return hydrogen ions to the
blood and excrete bicarbonate ions in urine.
Water loss from the body, from least to greatest amounts, is: - Answers - feces /
exhalation /
sweat / urine
The hormone that increases excretion of water by the kidneys following the excretion of
sodium ions
is: - Answers - ANP
For the body, the sources of water (intake) include all of these except - Answers -
Inhaled air
The concentration of dissolved materials present in a solution is called: - Answers -
osmolarity
The phosphate buffer system is important for the regulation of pH by the: - Answers -
Kidneys
To compensate for metabolic acidosis, respirations will: - Answers - increase to exhale
carbon dioxide
The major effect of alkalosis on the body is: - Answers - overexcitability of the nervous
system
In women, the urethra is ________
to the vagina. - Answers - anterior
The capillaries of the kidneys that receive useful materials that are reabsorbed are the: -
Answers - peritubular capillaries
The renal pelvis has extensions called _________________, which enclose the tips of
the __________________. - Answers - calyces / renal pyramids
In the kidneys, the process by which glucose is reabsorbed from the renal filtrate is: -
Answers - active transport
The renal vein takes blood from the: - Answers - kidney to the inferior vena cava
ANSWERS
To compensate for alkalosis, the kidneys will: - Answers - return hydrogen ions to the
blood and excrete bicarbonate ions in urine.
Water loss from the body, from least to greatest amounts, is: - Answers - feces /
exhalation /
sweat / urine
The hormone that increases excretion of water by the kidneys following the excretion of
sodium ions
is: - Answers - ANP
For the body, the sources of water (intake) include all of these except - Answers -
Inhaled air
The concentration of dissolved materials present in a solution is called: - Answers -
osmolarity
The phosphate buffer system is important for the regulation of pH by the: - Answers -
Kidneys
To compensate for metabolic acidosis, respirations will: - Answers - increase to exhale
carbon dioxide
The major effect of alkalosis on the body is: - Answers - overexcitability of the nervous
system
In women, the urethra is ________
to the vagina. - Answers - anterior
The capillaries of the kidneys that receive useful materials that are reabsorbed are the: -
Answers - peritubular capillaries
The renal pelvis has extensions called _________________, which enclose the tips of
the __________________. - Answers - calyces / renal pyramids
In the kidneys, the process by which glucose is reabsorbed from the renal filtrate is: -
Answers - active transport
The renal vein takes blood from the: - Answers - kidney to the inferior vena cava
