final exam practice test from course hero guide
1. 1. The urinary system does all of the following, except it?
A. secretes excess glucose molecules
B. regulates blood volume
C. contributes to stabilizing blood pH
D. eliminates organic waste products
E. regulates plasma concentrations of electrolytes: A.
2. Conical Structure that are located in the renal medullar are called? a.
Pyramids
b. Renal columns
c. Renal pelvises
d. Nephrons
E. Clayces: A.Pyramids
3. The region known as the macula densa is part of?
A. the proximal convoluted tubule
B. the distal convoluted tubule
C. the collecting duct
D. the ascending loop of Henle
E. Bowman's capsule: E. Bowmans capsule
4. The cells of the macular densa and the Juxtagolomerular cells form that?
a. Renal corpuscle
b. filtration membrane
c. loop of henles
d. Juxtaglomerular apparatus
e. efferent artioles: D. Juxtaglomerular apparatus
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5. A glomerulus is?
a. the expanded end of a nephron
b. a knot of capillaries that lies within the renal corpuscle
c. the portion of the nephron closest to the renal corpuscle
d. the portion of the nephron that attaches to the collecting duct
e. the horseshoe-shaped segment of the nephron: B. A knot of capillaries that lies within
the
renal corpuscle
6. The following is a list of the blood vessels that carry blood to the kidney.
1. afferent arteriole
2. arcuate artery
3. interlobar artery
4. renal artery
5. glomerulus
6. interlobular artery
7. efferent arteriole
8. peritubular capillary
The proper order in which blood passes through these vessels is?
A. 4, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5, 7, 8
B. 4, 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 7, 8
C. 4, 3, 2, 6, 7, 5, 1, 8
D. 4, 6, 2, 3, 7, 5, 1, 8
E. 4, 3, 6, 2, 1, 5, 7, 8: B. 4, 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 7, 8
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7. The process of filtration is driven by
A. active transport
B. blood osmotic pressure
C. blood hydrostatic pressure
D. renal pumping: C. blood hydrostatic pressure
8. The mechanisms for maintaining the solute concentration gradient in the renal
medulla require
A. active transport of sodium and chloride ions from the ascending limb of the loop of
Henle
B. active transport of sodium and chloride ions from the ascending limb of the vasa recta
C. the ascending limb of the loop of Henle to be permeable to water
D. the vasa recta to be impermeable to water
E. both A and B: A. Active transport of sodium and chloride ions form the ascending limb
of the loop of henle
9. Which of the following is greater?
a. the concentration of solute in the filtrate at the beginning of the loop of
Henle
b. the concentration of solute in the filtrate at the bottom of the descending
limb of the loop of Henle: B. The concentration of solute in the filtrate at the bottom of
the descending lim of the loop of henle
10. The antidiuretic hormone
, final exam practice test from course hero guide
a. increases the permeability of the collecting ducts to water
b. is secreted in response to low concentrations of potassium ions in the extracellular
fluid.
c. causes the kidneys to produce a larger volume of relatively solute-free urine
d. helps regulate the concentration of potasium ion in the interstitial space
e. is sensitive to changes in the blood concentrations of both sodium and potassium: a.
increases the permeability of the collecting ducts to water
11. In the loop of Henle
A. water is secreted into the descending limb
B. sodium and chloride ions are actively transported out of the ascending limb
C. the ascending limb is very permeable to water
D. the filtrate in the descending limb becomes more and more hypotonic
E. filtrate is produced: B. Sodium and Chloride ions are activly transported out of the
asecnding limb
12. Which hormone stimulates the thirst mechanism most? a. ADH
b. aldosterone
c.ANP
d. BNP
e. natriuretic peptide: A. ADH
13. All of the following are components of ECF, except
1. 1. The urinary system does all of the following, except it?
A. secretes excess glucose molecules
B. regulates blood volume
C. contributes to stabilizing blood pH
D. eliminates organic waste products
E. regulates plasma concentrations of electrolytes: A.
2. Conical Structure that are located in the renal medullar are called? a.
Pyramids
b. Renal columns
c. Renal pelvises
d. Nephrons
E. Clayces: A.Pyramids
3. The region known as the macula densa is part of?
A. the proximal convoluted tubule
B. the distal convoluted tubule
C. the collecting duct
D. the ascending loop of Henle
E. Bowman's capsule: E. Bowmans capsule
4. The cells of the macular densa and the Juxtagolomerular cells form that?
a. Renal corpuscle
b. filtration membrane
c. loop of henles
d. Juxtaglomerular apparatus
e. efferent artioles: D. Juxtaglomerular apparatus
,final exam practice test from course hero guide
5. A glomerulus is?
a. the expanded end of a nephron
b. a knot of capillaries that lies within the renal corpuscle
c. the portion of the nephron closest to the renal corpuscle
d. the portion of the nephron that attaches to the collecting duct
e. the horseshoe-shaped segment of the nephron: B. A knot of capillaries that lies within
the
renal corpuscle
6. The following is a list of the blood vessels that carry blood to the kidney.
1. afferent arteriole
2. arcuate artery
3. interlobar artery
4. renal artery
5. glomerulus
6. interlobular artery
7. efferent arteriole
8. peritubular capillary
The proper order in which blood passes through these vessels is?
A. 4, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5, 7, 8
B. 4, 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 7, 8
C. 4, 3, 2, 6, 7, 5, 1, 8
D. 4, 6, 2, 3, 7, 5, 1, 8
E. 4, 3, 6, 2, 1, 5, 7, 8: B. 4, 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 7, 8
,final exam practice test from course hero guide
7. The process of filtration is driven by
A. active transport
B. blood osmotic pressure
C. blood hydrostatic pressure
D. renal pumping: C. blood hydrostatic pressure
8. The mechanisms for maintaining the solute concentration gradient in the renal
medulla require
A. active transport of sodium and chloride ions from the ascending limb of the loop of
Henle
B. active transport of sodium and chloride ions from the ascending limb of the vasa recta
C. the ascending limb of the loop of Henle to be permeable to water
D. the vasa recta to be impermeable to water
E. both A and B: A. Active transport of sodium and chloride ions form the ascending limb
of the loop of henle
9. Which of the following is greater?
a. the concentration of solute in the filtrate at the beginning of the loop of
Henle
b. the concentration of solute in the filtrate at the bottom of the descending
limb of the loop of Henle: B. The concentration of solute in the filtrate at the bottom of
the descending lim of the loop of henle
10. The antidiuretic hormone
, final exam practice test from course hero guide
a. increases the permeability of the collecting ducts to water
b. is secreted in response to low concentrations of potassium ions in the extracellular
fluid.
c. causes the kidneys to produce a larger volume of relatively solute-free urine
d. helps regulate the concentration of potasium ion in the interstitial space
e. is sensitive to changes in the blood concentrations of both sodium and potassium: a.
increases the permeability of the collecting ducts to water
11. In the loop of Henle
A. water is secreted into the descending limb
B. sodium and chloride ions are actively transported out of the ascending limb
C. the ascending limb is very permeable to water
D. the filtrate in the descending limb becomes more and more hypotonic
E. filtrate is produced: B. Sodium and Chloride ions are activly transported out of the
asecnding limb
12. Which hormone stimulates the thirst mechanism most? a. ADH
b. aldosterone
c.ANP
d. BNP
e. natriuretic peptide: A. ADH
13. All of the following are components of ECF, except
