BLG 111 -Week 8 - Urinary/Renal
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Updated.
what is the path of blood flow to the glomerulus? - Answer aorta ->
renal artery ->
arcuate artery ->
afferent arteriole ->
glomerulus (capillaries)
what is the path of blood flow away from the glomerulus? - Answer glomerulus (capillaries) -
>
efferent
arteriole ->
peritubular capillaries ->
arcuate vein ->
renal vein ->
inferior vena cava
how much blood flows through the kidneys per minute? - Answer 1.2L
what is the difference between normal capillary beds and the capillary beds found in the
kidney? - Answer kidney only has arteriole end ?
outside of kidney is called - Answer cortex
the inside of the kidney is the - Answer medulla
what is the functional unit of the kidney? - Answer nephron
what do the peritubular capillaries do? - Answer absorb or secrete things into the tubular
system
the glomerular capsule is also known as the - Answer Bowman's capsule
, what are the two parts of the renal corpsucle? - Answer glomerular capsule
glomerulus
what are the two major parts of the nephron? - Answer renal corpuscle and tubular system
what are the 4 parts of the tubular system? - Answer proximal convoluted tubule
nephron loop
distal convoluted tubule
collecting duct
what are the two sections of the nephron loop? - Answer descending & ascending limb
what is the purpose of the collecting duct? - Answer water reabsorption
what is the juxtaglomerular complex? - Answer a system that regulates the rate of filtrate
formation and systemic blood pressure
how many nephrons are in a kidney? - Answer one million
how many juxtaglomerular complex's are in one kidney? - Answer one million (one per
nephron)
what are the three important cell populations in the juxtaglomerular complex? - Answer
macula densa
granular cells
extraglomerular mesangial cells
what do macula densa cells do? where are they found? - Answer chemoreceptors that sense
NaCl
Questions with Quality Answers 2026
Updated.
what is the path of blood flow to the glomerulus? - Answer aorta ->
renal artery ->
arcuate artery ->
afferent arteriole ->
glomerulus (capillaries)
what is the path of blood flow away from the glomerulus? - Answer glomerulus (capillaries) -
>
efferent
arteriole ->
peritubular capillaries ->
arcuate vein ->
renal vein ->
inferior vena cava
how much blood flows through the kidneys per minute? - Answer 1.2L
what is the difference between normal capillary beds and the capillary beds found in the
kidney? - Answer kidney only has arteriole end ?
outside of kidney is called - Answer cortex
the inside of the kidney is the - Answer medulla
what is the functional unit of the kidney? - Answer nephron
what do the peritubular capillaries do? - Answer absorb or secrete things into the tubular
system
the glomerular capsule is also known as the - Answer Bowman's capsule
, what are the two parts of the renal corpsucle? - Answer glomerular capsule
glomerulus
what are the two major parts of the nephron? - Answer renal corpuscle and tubular system
what are the 4 parts of the tubular system? - Answer proximal convoluted tubule
nephron loop
distal convoluted tubule
collecting duct
what are the two sections of the nephron loop? - Answer descending & ascending limb
what is the purpose of the collecting duct? - Answer water reabsorption
what is the juxtaglomerular complex? - Answer a system that regulates the rate of filtrate
formation and systemic blood pressure
how many nephrons are in a kidney? - Answer one million
how many juxtaglomerular complex's are in one kidney? - Answer one million (one per
nephron)
what are the three important cell populations in the juxtaglomerular complex? - Answer
macula densa
granular cells
extraglomerular mesangial cells
what do macula densa cells do? where are they found? - Answer chemoreceptors that sense
NaCl
