chapter 17 urinary system

if a substance is transported from the plasma of the peritubular capillary into the fluid of the renal tubule, it is said to be

secreted

which gland sits on top of each kidney

adrenal

which structure passes urine to the renal pelvis

collecting duct

the muscular layer of the urinary bladder is called the

detrusor muscle

as a result of excessively low arterial blood pressure, glomerular hydrostatic blood pressure

drops and filtration decreases

which one of the following, if present, in a urine sample, would likely be caused by trauma

erythrocytes

the portion of the process of micturition that is under voluntary control is the

external urethral sphincter

which process in the nephron is least selective

filtration

which of these is NOT a mechanism used by the nephron

glomerular secretion

what portion of the nephron actually receives the filtrate from the blood

glomerular system

a renal corpuscle includes the

glomerulus and glomerular capsule

which of the following substances are normally present in glomerular filtrate but not in urine

glucose

urine passes through the

kidney pelvis to ureter to bladder to urethra

which of the following regions of the nephron is most likely to be found in the renal medulla

nephron loop

urine moves along the ureters to the bladder via

peristalsis

glomerular filtrate is least likely to contain

plasma proteins

how much fluid is filtered by the kidneys in a 24 hour period

180 liters