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Question #1
Blood pressure in the glomerulus is ________ than in other capillaries due to the relatively large diameter of ________ arterioles.
A.
higher; efferent
B.
lower; afferent
C.
lower; efferent
D.
higher; afferent
Question #2
ANP is a hormone that causes
A.
dilation of the afferent arterioles and release of renin.
B.
dilation of the afferent arterioles and inhibition of renin release.
C.
constriction of the afferent arterioles and inhibition of renin release.
D.
constriction of the afferent arterioles and release of renin.
Question #3
From innermost to outermost, the protective layers on the kidney are the
A.
renal fascia, perinephric fat, fibrous capsule, paranephric fat.
B.
fibrous capsule, paranephric fat, renal fascia, perinephric fat.
C.
renal corpuscle, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.
D.
renal fascia, paranephric fat, renal corpuscle, perinephric fat.
E.
fibrous capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.
Question #4
If the filtration membrane were made more porous, how would you expect the glomerular filtration rate to change?
A.
Decrease
B.
No change
C.
Increase
Question #5
The primary mechanism of water reabsorption in the kidney is
A.
bulk transport by means of endocytosis.
B.
secondary active transport by means of a sodium-water symporter.
C.
osmosis through aquaporins.
D.
primary active transport by means of a protein pump.
Question #6
Pain from the kidneys is usually referred by way of the
A.
parasympathetic pathways to the T1–T2 dermatomes.
B.
sympathetic pathways to the T11–L2 dermatomes.
C.
somatic pathways to the left shoulder.
D.
autonomic pathways to the inferior pelvic organs.
Question #7
The juxtaglomerular apparatus is located
A.
in the renal papilla.
B.
inside the tubular pole of the glomerulus.
C.
within the renal sinus.
D.
in the perinephric fat.
E.
near the vascular pole of the renal corpuscle.
Question #8
Which is the correct sequence of arteries that a drop of blood would flow through as it entered the kidney and moved toward a glomerulus?
A.
Interlobar artery - segmental artery - interlobular artery - renal artery - arcuate artery
B.
Renal artery - interlobar artery - segmental artery - arcuate artery - interlobular artery
C.
Arcuate artery - interlobular artery - segmental artery - interlobar artery - renal artery
D.
Renal artery - segmental artery - interlobar artery - arcuate artery - interlobular artery
E.
Segmental artery - interlobar artery - interlobular artery - renal artery - arcuate artery
Question #9
The myogenic response that occurs within afferent arterioles of the kidney is an ________ control of GFR.
A.
extrinsic
B.
intrinsic
Question #10
The nephron loop makes a hairpin turn within the ________ and its ________ limb ends at the distal convoluted tubule.
A.
cortex; ascending
B.
medulla; descending
C.
cortex; descending
D.
medulla; ascending
Question #11
Urine passes from the renal papilla into a
A.
renal pelvis, then to a major calyx, then to a ureter.
B.
collecting duct, then to a minor calyx, then to a major calyx.
C.
ureter, then to a minor calyx, then to a major calyx.
D.
minor calyx, then to a major calyx, then to the renal pelvis.
E.
major calyx, then to a minor calyx, then to a ureter.
Question #12
The active transport of solutes out of the blood and into the tubular fluid is called
A.
titration.
B.
filtration.
C.
tubular reabsorption.
D.
fenestration.
E.
tubular secretion.
Question #13
For glucose to be reabsorbed from the tubule lumen, it is transported into the tubule cell by means of a
A.
Na+/glucose symporter.
B.
glucose protein channel.
C.
Na+/glucose antiporter.
D.
glucose uniporter.
Question #14
Mesangial cells help keep the basement membrane clean by
A.
opening larger pores in the membrane so that trapped particles move across.
B.
secreting emulsifying agents that dissolve trapped particles.
C.
engulfing macromolecules caught in its basement membrane.
D.
secreting antibodies that attack the molecules caught in the endothelium.
Question #15
Which is not a function of the kidneys?
A.
Regulation of erythrocyte production
B.
Regulation of blood pressure
C.
Removal of wastes from the blood
D.
Regulation of acid-base balance
E.
Regulation of lymphocyte production
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