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- 1. Multiple ChoiceT/F: The nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney.TrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order of the steps of function within the nephron?Secretion, Reabsorption, FiltrationFiltration, Secretion, ReabsorptionFiltration, Reabsorption, SecretionSecretion, Filtration, Reabsorption
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich blood vessel carries "dirty" blood?Renal arteryRenal vein
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow does the glomerulus filter blood into the Bowman's capsule?High pressureConcentration GradientActive transportPassive transport
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat blood vessel surrounds the nephron tubule and allows for the exchange of substances between the filtrate of the tubule and the blood of the circulatory system?Peritubular capillariesEfferent arterioleAfferent arterioleRenal artery
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following enters into the Bowman's capsule, while the rest are left behind in the capillaries?White blood cellsRed blood cellsPlateletsPlasma
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn which portion of the nephron are substances like drug metabolites and waste secreted into filtrate?Bowman's capsuleProximal convoluted tubuleLoop of HenleDistal convoluted tubule
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn the collecting duct, what is reabsorbed?Ions like Na+ and Cl-Nutrients like glucose and amino acidsSubstances like drug metabolites and wasteWater
- 9. Multiple Choice___ is the process at the start of nephron (glomerulus) that takes only blood plasma from the bloodfiltrationreabsorptionsecretion
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIf you drink a lot of water, in order to keep homeostatic balance, whatever you don't sweat out will _____stay absorbed in your blood and cause low blood pressurestay absorbed in your blood and thereby decreasing your urine outputbe excreted by kidneys thereby increasing your urine output
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDark yellow urine would be a symptom ofhematuriaoverhydrationcystitisdehydration
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not normally filtered from the blood?glucosewateramino acidsred blood cells
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe outer portion of the kidney is called the ________?medullacalyxcortexpapilla
- 14. Multiple Choice
Identify Letter ABowman's CapsuleAfferent ArterioleEfferent ArterioleGlomerulus - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich substance should never be found in the urine?KUreaSaltGlucose
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is NOT a normal characteristic of freshly-voided urine in a healthy adult?pale, straw colorSterileSlightly aromaticNormal pH of around 8 (slightly alkaline)
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is a solute normally found in urine?Urea, uric acid, creatinineBlood proteinsPus (WBCs)Red blood cells
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the cortex-like extensions that separate the renal (medullary) pyramids?renal columnsrenal veinrenal medullarenal cortex
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe proximal convoluted tubule in the nephron aids in:ReabsorptionSecretionFiltrationUrination
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