Exam 3 Review Questions and Answers -
NU 110
Glomerular Filtration - Answer-The first step in urine formation in which substances in blood pass
through the filtration membrane and the filtrate enters the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron.
Fluid and dissovlved materials that leave the blood and enter kidney tuble
Ureter - Answer-tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder; duct
Renal artery - Answer-blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
Renal vein - Answer-blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart
Uretha - Answer-tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
Small intestine - Answer-Digestive organ where most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes
place
Digestion - Answer-Breaking down food
, Antidiuretic hormone - Answer-hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland which aids in water
reabsorption by the kidney
Carbohydrates - Answer-the starches and sugars present in foods; broken down to glucose to provide
energy
Pepsin - Answer-Enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach
Proteins - Answer-Organic compound made up of amino acids
Bladder - Answer-Elastic, hollow, muscular organ that provides temporary storage for urine.
Stomach - Answer-large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food
Gallbladder - Answer-A muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed
for digestion
Pyloric splinter - Answer-regulates flow of chyme into stomach
Chyme - Answer-mixture of enzymes and partially-digested food
Cholecystokinin - Answer-a hormone that is secreted by cells in the duodenum and stimulates the
release of bile into the intestine and the secretion of enzymes by the pancreas.
Liver - Answer-A large solid organ that lies in the right upper quadrant immediately below the
diaphragm; it produces bile, stores glucose for immediate use by the body, and produces many
substances that help regulate immune responses.
NU 110
Glomerular Filtration - Answer-The first step in urine formation in which substances in blood pass
through the filtration membrane and the filtrate enters the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron.
Fluid and dissovlved materials that leave the blood and enter kidney tuble
Ureter - Answer-tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder; duct
Renal artery - Answer-blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
Renal vein - Answer-blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart
Uretha - Answer-tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
Small intestine - Answer-Digestive organ where most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes
place
Digestion - Answer-Breaking down food
, Antidiuretic hormone - Answer-hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland which aids in water
reabsorption by the kidney
Carbohydrates - Answer-the starches and sugars present in foods; broken down to glucose to provide
energy
Pepsin - Answer-Enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach
Proteins - Answer-Organic compound made up of amino acids
Bladder - Answer-Elastic, hollow, muscular organ that provides temporary storage for urine.
Stomach - Answer-large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food
Gallbladder - Answer-A muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed
for digestion
Pyloric splinter - Answer-regulates flow of chyme into stomach
Chyme - Answer-mixture of enzymes and partially-digested food
Cholecystokinin - Answer-a hormone that is secreted by cells in the duodenum and stimulates the
release of bile into the intestine and the secretion of enzymes by the pancreas.
Liver - Answer-A large solid organ that lies in the right upper quadrant immediately below the
diaphragm; it produces bile, stores glucose for immediate use by the body, and produces many
substances that help regulate immune responses.
