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Urinary Quiz
1. The first step in urine production
a. is called reabsorption.
b. moves water and solutes from the renal tubules into the peritubular capillaries.
c. is called secretion.
d. occurs as water and solutes move from the glomerulus to the glomerular capsule.

2. In the process of renal autoregulation,

a. the loop of Henle reabsorbs more sodium and chloride ions
b. the collecting tubule reabsorbs less water
c. the afferent arterioles dilate, increasing glomerular filtration rate
d. the efferent arterioles dilate, allowing blood to flow through the kidney faster

3. Which accurately represents the pathway of fluid through a juxtamedullary nephron?

a. proximal convoluted tubule, descending loop of Henle, ascending loop of Henle, distal
convoluted tubule
b. proximal convoluted tubule, distal convoluted tubule, descending loop of Henle,
ascending loop of Henle
c. proximal convoluted tubule, descending loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule,
ascending loop of Henle
d. distal convoluted tubule, descending loop of Henle, ascending loop of Henle, proximal
convoluted tubule

4. The main regulator of water reabsorption is

a. renin
b. angiotensin
c. antidiuretic hormone
d. aldosterone

5. Glomerular filtrate is produced as a result of

a. tubule secretion
b. facilitated diffusion
c. blood colloid osmotic pressure
d. blood hydrostatic pressure

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6. Which is secreted by the juxtaglomerular apparatus?
a. atrial naturetic peptide
b. renin
c. angiotensin
d. antidiuretic hormone

7. The process by which water is reabsorbed by following solutes when they are reabsorbed is
called
a. obligatory water reabsorption
b. facultative water reabsorption
c. osmotic water reabsorption
d. renin-angiotensin water reabsorption

8. A function of the kidney is to

a. produce angiotensin
b. remove microorganisms from the blood
c. remove aged blood from the blood
d. regulate blood ionic composition

9. Which of the following is true of nephrons?

a. they are the functional units of the kidneys
b. the proximal convoluted tubules allow the kidney to concentrate or dilute urine
c. there are about a million nephrons in each kidney
d. both a and c are correct

10. Tubular reabsorption

a. eliminates wastes from the body
b. occurs mostly in the distal convoluted tubule
c. usually helps control blood pH by removing H+ from the filtrate
d. returns 99% of the water filtered from the glomerulus to the blood

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Answers

1. d
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. d
6. b
7. a
8. d
9. d
10. b

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