BSC2086 A&P II Final Exam Questions and Answers

BSC2086 A&P II Final Exam Questions and Answers The renal arteries deliver the components of urine to the kidney; the urine formed there is carried to the outside by the ureters. Are these two statements true or false? - Answer️️ -The first statement is true; the second is false. The kidney does all of these except __________. - regulating blood volume - helping stabilize blood pH - secreting excess albumin - regulating plasma electrolytes - Answer️️ -secreting excess albumin Which of these organs is not part of the urinary system? - ureter - vagina - urethra - urinary bladder - Answer️️ -vagina Which of the following is NOT associated with the renal hilum? - Renal nerves - Ureter - Renal artery - Urethra - Answer️️ -Urethra The urethra drains urine from the urinary bladder, not from the kidney. The step in kidney function where fluid is forced out of the blood is __________. - Answer️️ -from glomerulus to glomerular capsule Podocytes provide structural reinforcement of capillary walls without impeding the flow of filtrate. True or false? - Answer️️ -True The medial indentation on the exterior of the kidney were the ureter exits is called the __________. - Answer️️ -hilum Each conical, dark structure within the renal medulla is a _______. - Answer️️ -renal pyramid Blood is supplied to a nephron by its __________. - Answer️️ -afferent arterioles The urinary filtrate first enters __________. - Answer️️ -the glomerular (Bowman) capsule Urine flows first from the papilla to the _________. - Answer️️ -minor calyces The collecting duct is considered part of a nephron. True or false? - Answer️️ -False The collecting duct receives fluid from multiple nephrons, so it is not part of a single nephron. Which section of the nephron performs MOST of the glucose and water reabsorption? - Answer️️ -proximal convoluted tubule Which section of the nephron filters blood plasma? - Answer️️ -renal corpuscle True or false? The nephron loop does not do any secretion. - Answer️️ -True Which of the following structures consist of specialized cells that secrete renin when glomerular blood pressure falls? - Answer️️ -juxtaglomerular complex Which section of the renal tubules is connected to the glomerular capsule? - Answer️️ -proximal convoluted tubule Of what type of epithelium is the outer capsular epithelium of the glomerular capsule made? - Answer️️ -simple squamous epithelium One of the organic substances not normally excreted by the kidney is __________. - glucose - urea - uric acid - creatinine - Answer️️ -glucose In which of the structures does reabsorption of organic substrates occur? - Answer️️ - The proximal convoluted tubule reabsorbs 99-100 percent of organic substrates. A decrease in blood albumin level will cause a decrease in blood colloid osmotic pressure; this will lead to a rise in the net glomerular filtration pressure. Are these two statements true or false? - Answer️️ -Both statements are true