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Urinary System study guide chapter 21

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The functional units of the kidney are   nephrons  
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The volume of urine excreted per day, on average, is ___ to ___ liters.   1,2  
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The type of epithelium found throughout the urinary system is   transitional epithelium  
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The ______ ______ is the structure into which the distal convoluted tubule empties.   collecting tubule  
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______ and ______ are processes involved in tubular reabsorption.   diffusion,active transport  
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The renal pyramids are located in the   renal medulla  
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__% of normal urine is water.   95  
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The internal sphincter is controlled by   smooth muscle  
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On a given trip through the body, an individual mL of blood has a __-__% chance of entering the kidney.   20,25  
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_____ would not be found in the urine of a person with no health conditions because all of it that is filtered out of the blood is returned.   Glucose  
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Urine's composition will not change once it reaches the   renal pelvis  
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The _____ _____ _____ is the first portion of the renal tubule.   proximal convoluted tubule  
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The _____ _____ is the outer most layer of the kidney.   renal cortex  
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Due to the presence of the _____, the female _____ _____ is smaller.   uterus,urinary bladder  
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Proteins are not usually found in the _____ _____, but are found in the blood.   tubular fluid  
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The passing of the _____ under the urinary bladder prevents backflow when the bladder swells.   ureters  
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_____ is the process that deposits all of the components that will become the urine.   Secretion  
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The external urethral sphincter is controlled by   skeletal muscle  
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Blood pH should be maintained between ___ and ___.   7.35,7.45  
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