Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
25 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
In the human body, the kidneys are found lateral to the "linea albe."
|
False, vertebral column
|
|
The renal pyramids are found primarily in the "cortex" of the kidney.
|
False, medulla
|
|
Just before leaving the kidney, the urine flows through a funnel-shaped structure known as the "major calyx."
|
True
|
|
The renal artery delivers blood to the glomerulus by means of the "efferent" arteriole.
|
False, afferent
|
|
During the process of "active transport," plasma from the blood leaves the glomerulus and enters the glomerular capsule.
|
False, filtration
|
|
The fluid in the glomerular filtrate normally contains no blood cells or "amino acids."
|
False, proteins
|
|
7. not on exam
|
N/A
|
|
8. not on exam
|
N/A
|
|
Immediately after leaving the glomerulus, the blood enters the "peritubular capillary."
|
False, efferent arteriole
|
|
The process of active transport accounts for the reabsorption of amino acids and "starch" molecules in the proximal convoluted tubule.
|
False, glucose
|
|
In the proximal convoluted tubule, the release of water is related to the process of "phagocytosis."
|
False, osmosis
|
|
The pulling power exerted on water molecules is due to an accumulation of "calcium-phosphate" molecules.
|
False, sodium chloride
|
|
The descending and ascending limbs of the loop of Henle are found in the "cortex" of the kidney.
|
False, medulla
|
|
Certain organic compounds such as "urea" leave the lower portion of the collecting duct and exert a pulling power on water.
|
True
|
|
The process by which water flows from the tubules in response to the high sodium chloride concentration in the surrounding are is an "active" process.
|
False, passive
|
|
The process by which compunds move from the peritubular capillary into the distal convoluted tubule is known as "tubular excretion."
|
True
|
|
The antidiuretic hormone regulates the rate of reabsorption of water from the "glomerulus."
|
False, collecting tubule
|
|
The secretion of antidiuretic hormone is stimulated when chemical receptors in the "thalamus" respond to an increase in blood pressure.
|
False, hypothalamus
|
|
The hormone aldosterone has a substantial impact on the reabsorption of "calcium" ions from the distal tubules of the nephron.
|
False, sodium
|
|
The condition known as "Wellington's" disease may result from an inadequate secretion of aldosterone.
|
False, Addison's
|
|
Urea, a major component of the urine, is produced by the "brain" during its metabolism.
|
False, liver
|
|
"Ketone bodies" are found in the urine when a diabetic is using fat as his primary energy source.
|
True
|
|
The urethra is the longer tubule in "females."
|
False, males
|
|
Pigments that give color to the urine are derived form substances produced primarily in the "pancreas."
|
False, liver
|
|
The skin is considered an excretory organ because it excretes water and "salts" in the perspiration.
|
True
|