BIO 253 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS (2024/2025)
Organelles are - ANSWER-
Organs of the Urinary system - ANSWER-kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
draw and label a kidney with the following terms: Cortex, Medulla, Pelvis, renal artery,
renal vein, ureter, nephron - ANSWER-
functional unit of the kidney - ANSWER-nephron
1 million per kidney!
What parts make up the nephron? - ANSWER-Renal corpuscle
Renal tubule
Glomerulus (capillaries that filter the blood plasma)
Bowman's capsule (surrounds the glomerulus)
Efferent arteriole
loop of henle
What is the glomerulus made of? - ANSWER-capillaries
Function of a nephron - ANSWER-filter blood and produce urine
Two nephron types - ANSWER-juxtamedullary and cortical
juxtamedullary nephrons - ANSWER--Long nephron loops deeply invade medulla
-Ascending limbs have thick and thin segments
-Important in production of concentrated urine
-found at the boundary of the cortex and medulla
cortical nephrons - ANSWER--85% of all nephrons
-short nephron loops
-efferent arterioles branch into peritubular capillaries around PCT and DCT
How is urine made in the kidney? - ANSWER-1.)Reabsorption - moving substances with
tubule into the blood.
2.)filtration - occurs in the glomerulus or renal corpuscle
3.)secretion
4.)filtration
driving force for filtration - ANSWER-hydrostatic pressure or BP
What fluid comes out of the glomerulus? - ANSWER-filtrate
, What is filtrate? - ANSWER-mostly water, electrolytes, nutrients, and waste products.
Glucose is normal in filtrate.
-similar to blood plasma
Reabsorption in the Nephron Loop - ANSWER-Only water is absorbed in the
descending limb. Na+ chloride is absorbed in the ascending limb (no water).
Status of water coming out of nephron loop? - ANSWER-@ Lowest concentration
(diluted)
Process taking place in nephron loop? - ANSWER-Countercurrent mechanism (dilutes
the urine). Can also create concentrated urine from the Na+ absorbed in the ascending
limb.
tubular secretion - ANSWER--selectively moves substances from blood to filtrate in
renal tubules and collecting ducts
-From blood to tubular
-Usually in the distal tubule
-K+, H+, Uric acid, Penicillin are secreted
Hormones that regulate kidney function - ANSWER-directly :
ADH
Aldosterone
ANH
indirectly :
Renin (created by kidney)
Angiotensin
Aldosterone function - ANSWER--decreases sodium and water loss in urine by
returning sodium and water to the blood
Aldosterone: Target Cells - ANSWER-kidneys
ANH function - ANSWER-Tells kidneys that blood volume is too high, so dumps out H20
and Na+
Effects of ADH - ANSWER-increases reabsorption of water from urine back into plasma
and therefore, decreases the volume of water that is excreted
-secreted by posterior pituitary gland
-when a person is dehydrated, hypothalamus makes them thirsty and retains more
water because of the ADH
flow of urine through kidney - ANSWER-Glomerulus
Bowmans Capsule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of Henle
ANSWERS (2024/2025)
Organelles are - ANSWER-
Organs of the Urinary system - ANSWER-kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
draw and label a kidney with the following terms: Cortex, Medulla, Pelvis, renal artery,
renal vein, ureter, nephron - ANSWER-
functional unit of the kidney - ANSWER-nephron
1 million per kidney!
What parts make up the nephron? - ANSWER-Renal corpuscle
Renal tubule
Glomerulus (capillaries that filter the blood plasma)
Bowman's capsule (surrounds the glomerulus)
Efferent arteriole
loop of henle
What is the glomerulus made of? - ANSWER-capillaries
Function of a nephron - ANSWER-filter blood and produce urine
Two nephron types - ANSWER-juxtamedullary and cortical
juxtamedullary nephrons - ANSWER--Long nephron loops deeply invade medulla
-Ascending limbs have thick and thin segments
-Important in production of concentrated urine
-found at the boundary of the cortex and medulla
cortical nephrons - ANSWER--85% of all nephrons
-short nephron loops
-efferent arterioles branch into peritubular capillaries around PCT and DCT
How is urine made in the kidney? - ANSWER-1.)Reabsorption - moving substances with
tubule into the blood.
2.)filtration - occurs in the glomerulus or renal corpuscle
3.)secretion
4.)filtration
driving force for filtration - ANSWER-hydrostatic pressure or BP
What fluid comes out of the glomerulus? - ANSWER-filtrate
, What is filtrate? - ANSWER-mostly water, electrolytes, nutrients, and waste products.
Glucose is normal in filtrate.
-similar to blood plasma
Reabsorption in the Nephron Loop - ANSWER-Only water is absorbed in the
descending limb. Na+ chloride is absorbed in the ascending limb (no water).
Status of water coming out of nephron loop? - ANSWER-@ Lowest concentration
(diluted)
Process taking place in nephron loop? - ANSWER-Countercurrent mechanism (dilutes
the urine). Can also create concentrated urine from the Na+ absorbed in the ascending
limb.
tubular secretion - ANSWER--selectively moves substances from blood to filtrate in
renal tubules and collecting ducts
-From blood to tubular
-Usually in the distal tubule
-K+, H+, Uric acid, Penicillin are secreted
Hormones that regulate kidney function - ANSWER-directly :
ADH
Aldosterone
ANH
indirectly :
Renin (created by kidney)
Angiotensin
Aldosterone function - ANSWER--decreases sodium and water loss in urine by
returning sodium and water to the blood
Aldosterone: Target Cells - ANSWER-kidneys
ANH function - ANSWER-Tells kidneys that blood volume is too high, so dumps out H20
and Na+
Effects of ADH - ANSWER-increases reabsorption of water from urine back into plasma
and therefore, decreases the volume of water that is excreted
-secreted by posterior pituitary gland
-when a person is dehydrated, hypothalamus makes them thirsty and retains more
water because of the ADH
flow of urine through kidney - ANSWER-Glomerulus
Bowmans Capsule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of Henle
