Chpt 24 TopHat Questions

This portion of the nephron is responsible for the majority of reabsorption and secretion

Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT)

An increase in the permeability of collecting tubule cells to water is due to

decrease in production of ADH

Contraction of this muscle forces urine from the bladder

detrusor

Which blood vessel lies within the renal columns

interlobar arteries

the cup-shaped tubes that enclose the papillae of the renal pyramids are the

minor calyces

Before it enters the ureter, urine collects in the renal

pelvis

The micturition center is located in the

pons of the brain stem

Of the following, the only epithelial type that does not line the urethra is

simple squamous

An important difference between the peritubular capillaries and the vasa recta in the kidney is that

vasa recta is in the medulla, whereas the per tubular capillaries are in the renal cortex

Renin is produced by the

granular cells

The blood vessel that contains granular cells involved in blood pressure regulation is the

afferent arteriole