DDA Exam #3 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?
A. Activation of vitamin D
B. Regulation of BP & kidney function through the release of renin
C. Removal of toxins
D. Metabolism of drugs
E. Gluconeogenesis during prolonged fasting - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Metabolism of
drugs
How many nephrons are in each kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER - about 1 million
The outer layer of the kidney is called what?
A. Ureter
B. Renal Pelvis
C. Renal Cortex
D. Renal Medulla
E. Nephron - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Renal Cortex
The inner part of the kidney is called what? (this is the
location of the longer loops of Henle, and the drainage of the collecting ducts)
A. Ureter
B. Renal Pelvis
C. Renal Cortex
D. Renal Medulla
E. Nephron - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Renal Medulla
, Structural and functional filtering unit(s) that form urine are called:
A. Ureters
B. Renal Pelvis
C. Renal Cortex
D. Renal Medulla
E. Nephrons - CORRECT ANSWER - E. Nephrons
What are the two main parts of a nephrons? - CORRECT ANSWER - glomerulus and
renal tubule
Does decreased or increased blood pressure cause renin release? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Decreases in BP
What happens once renin is released? - CORRECT ANSWER - Decreases in BP cause
the release of renin
which increases Ang II levels which
stimulates Aldosterone release increasing
Na+ reabsorption and decreasing urine
production which function together to
increase BP
The intersection of the macula densa in the distal tubule with the afferent and efferent
arterioles forms the_________________ ___________, which secretes the endocrine signal
known as __________ into blood in the afferent arteriole. - CORRECT ANSWER -
juxtaglomerular apparatus; renin
The kidneys filter the body's entire plasma volume
_____times each day - CORRECT ANSWER - 60
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?
A. Activation of vitamin D
B. Regulation of BP & kidney function through the release of renin
C. Removal of toxins
D. Metabolism of drugs
E. Gluconeogenesis during prolonged fasting - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Metabolism of
drugs
How many nephrons are in each kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER - about 1 million
The outer layer of the kidney is called what?
A. Ureter
B. Renal Pelvis
C. Renal Cortex
D. Renal Medulla
E. Nephron - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Renal Cortex
The inner part of the kidney is called what? (this is the
location of the longer loops of Henle, and the drainage of the collecting ducts)
A. Ureter
B. Renal Pelvis
C. Renal Cortex
D. Renal Medulla
E. Nephron - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Renal Medulla
, Structural and functional filtering unit(s) that form urine are called:
A. Ureters
B. Renal Pelvis
C. Renal Cortex
D. Renal Medulla
E. Nephrons - CORRECT ANSWER - E. Nephrons
What are the two main parts of a nephrons? - CORRECT ANSWER - glomerulus and
renal tubule
Does decreased or increased blood pressure cause renin release? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Decreases in BP
What happens once renin is released? - CORRECT ANSWER - Decreases in BP cause
the release of renin
which increases Ang II levels which
stimulates Aldosterone release increasing
Na+ reabsorption and decreasing urine
production which function together to
increase BP
The intersection of the macula densa in the distal tubule with the afferent and efferent
arterioles forms the_________________ ___________, which secretes the endocrine signal
known as __________ into blood in the afferent arteriole. - CORRECT ANSWER -
juxtaglomerular apparatus; renin
The kidneys filter the body's entire plasma volume
_____times each day - CORRECT ANSWER - 60
