ap ii chapter 23 urinary
What is the function of the vasa recta?
b. collect and transport water and solutes within the renal medulla in the juxtamedullary nephron
Which renal structure begins in the renal cortex, and carries tubular fluid through the osmotic gradient in the renal medulla
b. collecting duct
The prominent indentation on the medial surface of the kidney is the
c. hilum
Major calyces are
c. large tributaries of the renal pelvis
The efferent arteriole of a nephron divides to form a network of capillaries within the cortex called the ________ capillaries.
c. peritubular
The left kidney lies ________ to the right kidney
c. slightly superior
The renal sinus is
e. an internal cavity lined by the fibrous capsule
The outermost layer of the kidney is the
e. fibrous capsule
Glomerular (Bowman's) capsule and the glomerulus make up the
e. renal corpuscle
The cavity of the kidney that receives urine from the calyces is called the
e. renal pelvis
Which of the following is comprised of a layer of collagen fibers that covers the outer surface of the kidney?
fibrous capsule
The proximal convoluted tubule is the main region responsible for _____ .
d. reabsorbing nutrients
Urine is eliminated through the
d. urethra
Which of these components of the nephron is largely confined to the renal medulla?
e. collecting ducts
Urine is carried to the urinary bladder by
e. the ureters
Sympathetic innervation in the kidneys adjusts blood flow and blood pressure at the glomeruli, and stimulates the release of ______.
a. renin
A glomerulus is
a. a knot of capillaries within the renal corpuscle
Blood leaves the glomerulus through a blood vessel called the
a. efferent arteriole
Triangular or conical structures located in the renal medulla are called
a. pyramids
The filtrate first passes from the glomerular capsule to the
b. proximal convoluted tubule
______ deliver blood to the glomerulus
d. Afferent arterioles
The majority of glomeruli are located in the ________ of the kidney
d. cortex
The ______ collects the urine produced by a single kidney lobe
d. minor calyx