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chapter 26 homework

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show reabsorption of sodium ions in exchange for potassium ions  
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show proximal convoluted tubule.  
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show a knot of capillaries within the renal corpuscle.  
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show increase the glomerular filtration rate.  
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show floating kidney  
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Nephrons located close to the medulla with long nephron loops are called ________ nephrons.   show
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show It moves urine through the urethra by peristalsis.  
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show calculi  
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The filtration of plasma takes place in the   show
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ADH creates a (small or large) volume of (dilute or concentrated) urine. (Figure 26-15)   show
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show creatinine clearance  
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A drug that inhibits angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) may lead to all of the following except   show
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show The external urethral sphincter is under skeletal muscle control. When it is voluntarily relaxed, the internal urethral sphincter will open, allowing the flow of urine.  
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Each of the following organ systems excretes wastes to some degree except the ________ system.   show
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The mechanism for producing a concentrated urine involves all of the following except   show
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show transitional  
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Tubular reabsorption involves all of the following except   show
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show autoregulation.  
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show glomerular hydrostatic pressure.  
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show vasa recta  
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show a decrease in urine volume but an increase in solute concentration  
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Which of the following is a not a true statement regarding the countercurrent multiplication system?   show
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show excreting excess albumin molecules.  
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All of the following are true of the kidneys except that they are   show
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The amount of filtrate produced by the kidneys each minute is called the   show
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The primary function of the proximal convoluted tubule is   show
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show blood hydrostatic pressure.  
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show secretion.  
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show protein  
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show urinary bladder.  
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show increases the permeability of the collecting ducts to water.  
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The area of the urinary bladder bounded by the openings of the two ureters and the urethra is called the   show
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The ________ is the plasma concentration at which a specific compound will begin appearing in the urine.   show
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The functional units of kidneys where blood is filtered and urine produced are called   show
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show the proximal convoluted tubule  
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show active transport.  
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What structure connects the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule? (Figure 26-6)   show
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show distal convoluted tubule.  
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show facilitated diffusion  
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Which of these hormones causes the kidney to increase the body's content of sodium?   show
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Urine is carried from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body by the   show
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show collecting duct.  
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Blood is supplied to a nephron by its __________.   show
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The detrusor muscle   show
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show rectum  
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Which of these is NOT considered to be part of the excretory system?   show
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The ________ delivers urine to a minor calyx.   show
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Capillaries that surround the proximal convoluted tubules are   show
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show urine with a lower concentration of sodium ions.  
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show proximal convoluted tubule.  
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show the ureters.  
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The cells of the macula densa, the juxtaglomerular cells, and the extraglomerular mesangial cells form the   show
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The filtration membrane in the renal corpuscle consists of which three layers?   show
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Reabsorbed water and solutes enter into the   show
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The prominent indentation on the medial surface of the kidney is the   show
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In the renal corpuscle, the visceral layer is a layer of specialized cells called   show
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show ________ is the most abundant organic waste.  
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One mechanism the kidney uses to raise systemic blood pressure is to   show
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The outermost layer of the kidney is the   show
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show micturition  
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The cavity of the kidney that receives urine from the calyces is called the   show
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Renal columns are   show
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show juxtaglomerular cells.  
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The expanded beginning of the ureter connects to the   show
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Blood leaves the glomerulus through a blood vessel called the   show
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Which of the following is not a normal constituent of urine?   show
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show juxtaglomerular complex.  
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The final composition of urine is represented by which of the following statements?   show
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Eighty percent of nephrons in the human kidney are located in the ________ and have short nephron loops.   show
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Glomerular (Bowman's) capsule and the glomerulus make up the   show
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show proteins  
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show 4, 3, 1, 2  
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show absence of ADH.  
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show renal cortex  
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The majority of renal innervation is by the   show
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show Excess release of natriuretic peptides would cause  
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Excess release of natriuretic peptides would cause   show
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show the distal convoluted tubule.  
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show proximal convoluted tubule  
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All of the following would result in an increase in renin release except   show
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Which of the following descriptions best matches the term renal papilla?   show
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show A higher sodium concentration is produced in the renal medulla that osmotically draws out water, reducing it within the tubules and the urine.  
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The ureters extend from the __________.   show
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