UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In the Kidney, The Initial Filtrate is made by the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Glomerus
Immediately after leaving the collecting duct, Urine is first captured by the? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Minor Calyx
From the Kidneys, Urine travels to the Urinary Bladder Via the: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ureters
Releases Renin: - CORRECT ANSWER - Juxtaglomerular Cells
Renin Catalyzes the Conversion of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Angiotensinogen to
Angiotensin I
Angiotensin II causes: - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased ADH Release and
Vasoconstriction
High Ang II, Low Sodium, or Low Blood Pressure should stimulate increased _________
secretion: - CORRECT ANSWER - Aldosterone
Upon Dehydration, Receptors in the Hypothalamus often trigger: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Thirst
ADH helps retain _______ and is secreted from the _______: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water; Posterior Pituitary
, Process of releasing Urine to the outside: - CORRECT ANSWER - Micturition
Site of most Water and Sodium Reabsorbtion: - CORRECT ANSWER - Proximal
Convoluted Tubule (PCT)
The Vasa Recta and Loop of Henle(Nephron Loop) Work to make the Renal Medulla Salty. The
Resulting Osmotic Gradient is used to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Concentrate Urine as
needed
Most Water Intake occurs through: - CORRECT ANSWER - Drinking Beverages
Most Water output occurs through: - CORRECT ANSWER - Urine
The Dominate Acid-Base Buffer System in the Body: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Bicarbonate Buffer System
Can cause Metabolic Acidosis: - CORRECT ANSWER - Over-Exercising and Producing
Excess CO2
Interlobular Artery leads to the Afferent Arteriole, which leads to the Glomerulus, Which leads to
the ________: - CORRECT ANSWER - Efferent Arteriole
Kidneys can help compensate for Respiratory Acidosis by: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Excreting more H+ and Reabsorbing more Bicarbonate
Parts of the Nephron mainly affected by ADH and Aldosterone: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Distal Convoluted Tubule and Collecting Duct
_________ is Secreted by the Adrenal Cortex and promotes the excretion of Potassium and
Hydrogen Ions and the reabsorption of Sodium Ions. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Aldosterone