A force that drives materials out of the glomerulus and into
Bowman s capsule is Correct Answers blood pressure
A hormone from the pituitary that causes retention of water is
Correct Answers ADH
A hormone that increases blood calcium levels is produced by
Correct Answers parathyroid glands
A neutral pH is 10.0. (T or F) Correct Answers False
A solution of pH 4.0 is more acidic than a solution of pH 6.0. (T
or F) Correct Answers True
A substance with a pH below 7.0 is alkaline. (T or F) Correct
Answers False
An abnormal increase in the pH of body fluids is acidosis. (T or
F) Correct Answers False
Antidiuretic hormone stimulates a greater amount of water
excretion. (T or F) Correct Answers False
Body fluids are slightly alkaline. (T or F) Correct Answers True
Constriction of the afferent arterioles decreases the flow of
blood and consequently glomerular filtration rate. (T or F)
Correct Answers True
, Erythropoietin produces red blood cells. (T or F) Correct
Answers True
Exhalation of carbon dioxide makes the blood more alkaline. (T
or F) Correct Answers True
Fluid located inside cells is termed extracellular fluid. (T or F)
Correct Answers False
Glomerular filtrate flows from Bowman s capsule into the
proximal convoluted tubule. (T or F) Correct Answers True
Glomerular filtration rate is the speed at which fluid passes out
of the blood and into the glomerular capsule. (T or F) Correct
Answers True
How do the kidneys regulate blood glucose? Correct Answers
when blood glucose levels fall ,the kidneys metabolize
glutamine to synthesize new glucose via gluconeogenesis
Most changes in osmolarity are due to changes in which ion
concentration? Correct Answers Na+
Renin activates a protein in the blood called Correct Answers
angiotensin
Select the correct order of urine flow from its source to the
outside of the body. Correct Answers kidney, ureter, bladder,
urethra