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