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PHGY 216 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
With regards to control of ECF volume, which one of the following
statements best describes fluid shifts.
a) The movement of fluid from the interstitial compartment to the
plasma
b) When blood pressure falls too low, cardiac output and total
peripheral resistance increase
c) When blood pressure decreases, fluid output is decreased
d) When blood pressure decreases, increased thirst is stimulated
- ANSWER-a)
With regards to osmolarity, which of the following would describe
the extracellular fluid that had a similar concentration of ions
relative to the concentration of ions within cells?
a) Hypertonic
b) Isotonic
c) Hypotonic
d) Osmotic pressure - ANSWER-b
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Which one of the following correctly describes the order for which
blood flows through the nephron?
a)Afferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries, glomerulus, efferent
arteriole
b)Renal artery, efferent arteriole, glomerulus, renal vein
c)Renal artery, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, renal vein
d) Renal artery, peritubular capillaries, glomerulus, renal vein -
ANSWER-c
With regards to the regulation of glomerular filtration, which of the
following would lead to an increase in filtration?
a)Increased proteins in the plasma
b)Increased glomerular capillary blood pressure
c)Increased Bowman's capsule hydrostatic pressure
d)Decreased pressure in the afferent arterioles - ANSWER-B
In which section of the nephron is the majority of Na+
reabsorbed?
a) Proximal tubule
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b) The ascending limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal tubule
d) Collecting tubule - ANSWER-A
Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system will have
which of the following effects?
a) Increase K+ reabsorption
b) Decrease K+ reabsorption
c) Increase Na+ reabsorption
d) Decrease Na+ reabsorption - ANSWER-C
In a normal, healthy individual, how much glucose is reabsorbed
by the kidneys?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 100% - ANSWER-D
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Chloride is not actively regulated by the kidneys. How then is it
reabsorbed?
a) It follows water reabsorption
b) It follows Na+ reabsorption
c) It follows K+ reabsorption
d) It is passively reabsorbed independent of any other influences -
ANSWER-B
For substances that are filtered but neither reabsorbed nor
secreted, the plasma clearance is:
a) Less than the glomerular filtration rate
b) The glomerular filtration rate
c) Greater than the glomerular filtration rate
d) Cannot be determined from information provided - ANSWER-B
With regards to the properties of acids, when a strong acid is in
solution:
a) Less H+ dissociates than for a weak acid
b) More H+ dissociates than for a weak acid
PHGY 216 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
With regards to control of ECF volume, which one of the following
statements best describes fluid shifts.
a) The movement of fluid from the interstitial compartment to the
plasma
b) When blood pressure falls too low, cardiac output and total
peripheral resistance increase
c) When blood pressure decreases, fluid output is decreased
d) When blood pressure decreases, increased thirst is stimulated
- ANSWER-a)
With regards to osmolarity, which of the following would describe
the extracellular fluid that had a similar concentration of ions
relative to the concentration of ions within cells?
a) Hypertonic
b) Isotonic
c) Hypotonic
d) Osmotic pressure - ANSWER-b
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Which one of the following correctly describes the order for which
blood flows through the nephron?
a)Afferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries, glomerulus, efferent
arteriole
b)Renal artery, efferent arteriole, glomerulus, renal vein
c)Renal artery, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, renal vein
d) Renal artery, peritubular capillaries, glomerulus, renal vein -
ANSWER-c
With regards to the regulation of glomerular filtration, which of the
following would lead to an increase in filtration?
a)Increased proteins in the plasma
b)Increased glomerular capillary blood pressure
c)Increased Bowman's capsule hydrostatic pressure
d)Decreased pressure in the afferent arterioles - ANSWER-B
In which section of the nephron is the majority of Na+
reabsorbed?
a) Proximal tubule
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b) The ascending limb of the loop of Henle
c) Distal tubule
d) Collecting tubule - ANSWER-A
Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system will have
which of the following effects?
a) Increase K+ reabsorption
b) Decrease K+ reabsorption
c) Increase Na+ reabsorption
d) Decrease Na+ reabsorption - ANSWER-C
In a normal, healthy individual, how much glucose is reabsorbed
by the kidneys?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 100% - ANSWER-D
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Chloride is not actively regulated by the kidneys. How then is it
reabsorbed?
a) It follows water reabsorption
b) It follows Na+ reabsorption
c) It follows K+ reabsorption
d) It is passively reabsorbed independent of any other influences -
ANSWER-B
For substances that are filtered but neither reabsorbed nor
secreted, the plasma clearance is:
a) Less than the glomerular filtration rate
b) The glomerular filtration rate
c) Greater than the glomerular filtration rate
d) Cannot be determined from information provided - ANSWER-B
With regards to the properties of acids, when a strong acid is in
solution:
a) Less H+ dissociates than for a weak acid
b) More H+ dissociates than for a weak acid
