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Smartbook- The Urinary System

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show By regulating water output  
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show Liver  
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show Excretion  
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The kidneys lie against the Blank______.   show
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show the ureter  
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In conditions of severe starving the kidneys can synthesize _________ from amino acids.   show
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show medulla, cortex  
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show Urea Creatinine  
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show 6 to 10  
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What does the respiratory system excrete?   show
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show efferent arteriole  
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True or False: The left kidney is slightly lower than the right because of the space occupied by the liver just above it.   show
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show glomerulus  
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Starting at a renal papilla at the top, place the structures through which urine will flow in order.   show
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The outer layer of the renal parenchyma is called the renal _________.   show
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show Glomerulus  
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show Renal pyramids  
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What do a renal corpuscle and an attached renal tubule form?   show
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show Afferent arteriole  
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What is formed by a glomerulus and its surrounding glomerular capsule?   show
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What is a nephron?   show
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show Renal tubule  
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What is the order of urine-collecting structures found within the kidney?   show
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show Proximal convoluted tubule  
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show Glomerular capsule  
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Which segments of the nephron loop actively transport salts?   show
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show Renal corpuscle and renal tubule  
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The distal convoluted tubule is Blank______ and Blank______ coiled than the proximal convoluted tubule.   show
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The renal corpuscle consists of a glomerulus and a glomerular Blank______.   show
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show cortical  
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Which structure is composed of a proximal convoluted tubule, nephron loop, distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct?   show
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show decreases  
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The presence of which structures in the proximal convoluted tubule cause the lining to be referred to as a brush border?   show
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show True  
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Which segments of the nephron loop are permeable to water?   show
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show Glomerular filtration  
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The collecting duct receives fluid from which of the following?   show
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The filtration pressure in the glomerulus is determined by the balance of which two pressures?   show
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Which nephrons have long nephron loops that extend deep into the medulla?   show
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In young females, the glomerular filtration rate is about Blank______ mL/min.   show
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The nerves and ganglia serving the kidney make up the renal ________.   show
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show GFR is too high.  
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show Blood plasma  
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In glomerular filtration, blood is filtered to form Blank______.   show
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Net filtration pressure (NFP) takes into account both blood __________ pressure and colloid osmotic pressure of the capsular fluid and capillary blood.   show
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The ability of the nephrons to adjust their own blood flow and GFR without external control is called renal ________   show
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Choose all the variables that affect the filtration coefficient.   show
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show Afferent arteriole  
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If the glomerular filtration rate is too Blank______, fluid flows through the renal tubules too slowly, urine output will decrease, and azotemia may occur.   show
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show Filtrate  
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show Densa  
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The process by which water and some solutes in the blood plasma pass from the glomerular capillaries into the capsular space is called glomerular ____________   show
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The mechanism by which the glomerulus receives feedback on the status of downstream tubular fluid is called ________ feedback.   show
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The ability of the nephrons to adjust their own blood flow and GFR without nervous or hormonal control is called renal Blank______.   show
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show sympathetic It is the sympathetic nervous system that causes vasoconstriction of the afferent arterioles.  
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In the myogenic mechanism, what does smooth muscle do when it is stretched?   show
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Angiotensin II stimulates the renal cortex to secrete which of the following?   show
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show GFR is too high.  
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Which structures increase the absorptive area of proximal convoluted tubule cells?   show
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Match each component of the juxtaglomerular apparatus with its description. Mesangial cells   show
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Match each component of the juxtaglomerular apparatus with its description. Juxtaglomerular cells   show
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Match each component of the juxtaglomerular apparatus with its description. Macula densa cells   show
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show reabsorption ; Filtration is the movement of fluid from the blood into the glomerular capsule. Tubular secretion moves substances from the blood into the tubular fluid.  
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In the tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism, what is adjusted?   show
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In tubular reabsorption, the route in which substances pass through the cytoplasm and out the base of epithelial cells is called the __________ route.   show
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show vasoconstriction  
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show Antiport  
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show It increases the BP.  
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show 65%  
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show Obligatory water reabsorption  
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show From the tubular fluid into the blood  
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The maximum rate of reabsorption determined by the number of transport proteins for a substance is called ___________ maximum.   show
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show Tight junctions  
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Choose all the wastes that are removed from the blood by tubular secretion.   show
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Sodium is transported into the cells of the PCT by a protein that simultaneously moves it and another solute in the same direction. This type of transport protein is called a(n) Blank______.   show
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Choose all the solutes that are reabsorbed from the nephron loop.   show
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Angiotensin II stimulates the renal cortex to secrete which of the following?   show
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show 20%  
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About how much water is reabsorbed the PCT?   show
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Which renal tubule segments are influenced by aldosterone?   show
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Which defines the transport maximum?   show
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show To adjust the concentration of urine  
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How is morphine removed from the blood?   show
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When a person is well hydrated, which of the following occurs?   show
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show 25%  
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show The reabsorption of water and salts  
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Choose all of the following that the nephron loop carries out to create the countercurrent multiplier mechanism.   show
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show sodium/N/Na+ Potassium/K/K+  
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Which structure acts as a countercurrent exchanger?   show
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One collecting duct receives tubular fluid from which of the following?   show
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show Pale yellow and transparent  
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show It increases their permeability.  
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show The concentration of urine  
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show A low urine output  
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The ______________ loop of the nephron acts as a countercurrent multiplier.   show
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What is renal clearance?   show
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The __________ recta within the medulla of the kidney acts as a countercurrent exchanger.   show
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The tubes that convey urine from the kidneys to the bladder are called what?   show
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show hydration  
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show detrusor  
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show aquaporins  
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show Male urethra  
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show Polyuria  
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show Micturition  
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The volume of blood plasma from which a particular waste is completely removed in one minute is called renal _________   show
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show Ureter  
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show trigone  
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Which describes the urethra?   show
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The process of urination, or voiding urine is called Blank______.   show
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