BIOL 2302 Kasparian Final Exam Review
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The main functional organs of the urinary system are.... - Answer✔️✔️kidneys
The temporary storage reservoir for urine following filtration is... - Answer✔️✔️urinary
bladder
The paired organs that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder are.... -
Answer✔️✔️ureters
The transport lumen that transports urine from the bladder out of the body is the.... -
Answer✔️✔️urethra
How much blood does the kidney filter daily? - Answer✔️✔️200 liters
What are the function of the kidneys - Answer✔️✔️- allow the expulsion of toxins,
metabolic wastes, and excess ions
- regulate volume and chemical make up of the blood
,- maintain proper balance between water and salts, and acids and bases
- activation of vitamin D
During prolonged fasting (deprivation of nutrients), kidneys will undergo what process to
produce energy for the body? - Answer✔️✔️gluconeogenesis
Which chemical released from he kidneys helps regulate blood pressure? -
Answer✔️✔️renin
What hormone released from the kidney helps stimulate RBC production? -
Answer✔️✔️erythropoietin
The region of the kidneys in which ureters, renal blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves
enter is called.... - Answer✔️✔️hilus
The fibrous structure that surrounds the kidney and prevents kidney infections is called... -
Answer✔️✔️renal capsule
,The fatty mass that cushions the kidney and attaches it the body cavity wall is called.... -
Answer✔️✔️adipose capsule
The outer layer of dense fibrous connective tissue that anchors kidney is called.... -
Answer✔️✔️renal fascia
The light colored, granular superficial region of the kidney is called... - Answer✔️✔️cortex
The part of the kidney that has cone-shaped pyramids separated by columns is called... -
Answer✔️✔️medulla
The flat funnel shaped tube lateral to the hilus within the renal sinus is called... -
Answer✔️✔️renal pelvis
The large branches of the renal pelvis that collect urine and empty it into the pelvis are
called... - Answer✔️✔️major calyces
What is the nerve supply of the kidneys? - Answer✔️✔️renal plexus
, The structural and functional units that form urine in the kidneys are.... -
Answer✔️✔️nephrons
What are the components of the nephrons? - Answer✔️✔️- glomerulus
- glomerular capsule
- renal tubules
What are the three renal tubules? - Answer✔️✔️- proximal convoluted tubule
- Loop of Henle
- Distal convoluted tubule
The tuft of capillaries associated with a renal tubule is called... - Answer✔️✔️glomerulus
the cup-shaped end of the renal tubes that completely surrounds the glomerulus is called... -
Answer✔️✔️glomerular (Bowman's) capsule
The complex of both the glomerulus and capsule is called.... - Answer✔️✔️renal corpuscle
The fenestrate epithelium that allows solute-rich and protein free filtrate to pass from the
blood into the glomerular capsule is..... - Answer✔️✔️glomerular endothelium
with Questions and Correct Answers/ Already
Grade A+ (latest version)
The main functional organs of the urinary system are.... - Answer✔️✔️kidneys
The temporary storage reservoir for urine following filtration is... - Answer✔️✔️urinary
bladder
The paired organs that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder are.... -
Answer✔️✔️ureters
The transport lumen that transports urine from the bladder out of the body is the.... -
Answer✔️✔️urethra
How much blood does the kidney filter daily? - Answer✔️✔️200 liters
What are the function of the kidneys - Answer✔️✔️- allow the expulsion of toxins,
metabolic wastes, and excess ions
- regulate volume and chemical make up of the blood
,- maintain proper balance between water and salts, and acids and bases
- activation of vitamin D
During prolonged fasting (deprivation of nutrients), kidneys will undergo what process to
produce energy for the body? - Answer✔️✔️gluconeogenesis
Which chemical released from he kidneys helps regulate blood pressure? -
Answer✔️✔️renin
What hormone released from the kidney helps stimulate RBC production? -
Answer✔️✔️erythropoietin
The region of the kidneys in which ureters, renal blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves
enter is called.... - Answer✔️✔️hilus
The fibrous structure that surrounds the kidney and prevents kidney infections is called... -
Answer✔️✔️renal capsule
,The fatty mass that cushions the kidney and attaches it the body cavity wall is called.... -
Answer✔️✔️adipose capsule
The outer layer of dense fibrous connective tissue that anchors kidney is called.... -
Answer✔️✔️renal fascia
The light colored, granular superficial region of the kidney is called... - Answer✔️✔️cortex
The part of the kidney that has cone-shaped pyramids separated by columns is called... -
Answer✔️✔️medulla
The flat funnel shaped tube lateral to the hilus within the renal sinus is called... -
Answer✔️✔️renal pelvis
The large branches of the renal pelvis that collect urine and empty it into the pelvis are
called... - Answer✔️✔️major calyces
What is the nerve supply of the kidneys? - Answer✔️✔️renal plexus
, The structural and functional units that form urine in the kidneys are.... -
Answer✔️✔️nephrons
What are the components of the nephrons? - Answer✔️✔️- glomerulus
- glomerular capsule
- renal tubules
What are the three renal tubules? - Answer✔️✔️- proximal convoluted tubule
- Loop of Henle
- Distal convoluted tubule
The tuft of capillaries associated with a renal tubule is called... - Answer✔️✔️glomerulus
the cup-shaped end of the renal tubes that completely surrounds the glomerulus is called... -
Answer✔️✔️glomerular (Bowman's) capsule
The complex of both the glomerulus and capsule is called.... - Answer✔️✔️renal corpuscle
The fenestrate epithelium that allows solute-rich and protein free filtrate to pass from the
blood into the glomerular capsule is..... - Answer✔️✔️glomerular endothelium
