Question 1
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 The visceral layer of Bowman's capsule
 Select one:
 a. is part of the filtration membrane.
 b. is called endothelium.
 c. contains podocytes.
 d. is part of the filtration membrane and is called endothelium.
 e. is part of the filtration membrane and contains podocytes.
 Question 2
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 What type of tissue is responsible for the expansion of the urinary bladder during filling?
 Select one:
 a. transitional epithelium
 b. stratified squamous epithelium
 c. pseudostratified columnar epithelium
 d. stratified columnar epithelium
 Question 3
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 What part of the urinary bladder expands very little during bladder filling?
 Select one:
 a. the fundus
 b. the trigone
 c. the neck
 d. transitional epithelium
 Question 4
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 Which of the following is between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules?
 Select one:
 a. the glomerulus
 b. the loop of Henle
 c. the distal convoluted tubule
 d. the proximal convoluted tubule
 e. collecting duct
 Question 5
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 The filtration membrane consists of the
 Select one:
 a. capillary epithelium, podocytes, and macula densa.
 b. podocytes, basement membrane, and macula densa.
 c. basement membrane, capillary epithelium, and macula densa.
 d. parietal layer and visceral layer.
 e. podocytes, capillary endothelium, and basement membrane.
 Question 6
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 The juxtamedullary nephrons
 Select one:
 a. have long loops of Henle.
 b. are found next to the renal capsule.
 c. comprise 85% of all nephrons.
 d. have their renal corpuscles located in the medulla.
 e. have short loops of Henle.
 Question 7
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 Choose the one that does not belong.
 Select one:
 a. loop of Henle
 b. glomerulus
 c. distal convoluted tubule
 d. proximal convoluted tubule
 e. Bowman's capsule
 Question 8
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 One feature of renal blood circulation that makes it unique is that
 Select one:
 a. there is a double set of venules.
 b. blood flows from arterioles into venules.
 c. blood flows from venules into arterioles.
 d. each nephron has at least two capillary networks.
 e. the nephron is only associated with the glomerulus.
 Question 9
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 Removal of the posterior pituitary will immediately cause
 Select one:
 a. a decrease in urine volume.
 b. an increase in urine volume.
 c. no change in urine volume.
 Question 10
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 Which structure removes excess water and solutes from the kidney's medullary interstitial fluid?
 Select one:
 a. distal convoluted tubule
 b. collecting duct
 c. loop of Henle
 d. vasa recta
 e. proximal convoluted tubule
 Question 11
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 Diabetes insipidus is the result of decreased
 Select one:
 a. ADH production.
 b. insulin production.
 c. aldosterone production.
 d. angiotensin II production.
 e. glucagon production.
 Question 12
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 In the myogenic mechanism of autoregulation, what is the response to an increase in blood
 pressure in the afferent arteriole?
 Select one:
 a. constriction of the glomerulus
 b. dilation of the afferent arteriole
 c. dilation of the efferent arteriole
 d. constriction of the afferent arteriole
 Question 13
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 When the tubular maximum for a substance is exceeded,
 Select one:
 a. more of the substance is reabsorbed.
 b. more of the substance is actively secreted.
 c. less of the substance is filtered in the renal corpuscle.
 d. the excess goes into the blood.
 e. the excess remains in the urine.
 Question 14
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 The collecting ducts and distal convoluted tubules
 Select one:
 a. reabsorb glucose.
 b. collect filtrate from Bowman's capsule.
 c. actively transport sodium ions but not chloride ions.
 d. vary in their permeability to water relative to the amounts of ADH present.
 e. do not alter their permeability to water.
 Question 15
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 Urine formation involves
 Select one:
 a. filtration of the plasma.
 b. reabsorption from the filtrate.
 c. secretion into the filtrate.
 
d. production of red blood cells.
 e. filtration of the plasma, reabsorption from the filtrate, and the secretion into the filtrate.
 Question 16
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 Drug companies use which of the following to help them calculate the duration of action of a
 medication?
 Select one:
 a. plasma clearance
 b. plasma osmolarity
 c. tubular maximum
 d. renal plasma flow
 e. glomerular filtration rate
 Question 17
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 In order to regulate the pH of extracellular fluid, the kidneys are able to adjust the excretion of:
 Select one:
 a. hydrogen ions.
 b. calcium.
 c. sodium.
 d. magnesium.
 e. potassium.
 Question 18
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 Which of the following is NOT an effect of aging on the kidneys?
 Select one:
 a. decrease in kidney size
 b. loss of nephrons
 c. decreased response to hormonal control of urine volume
 d. a marked decrease in the ability to maintain homeostasis
 Question 19
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 Effects of aging on the kidneys include all of the following, except
 Select one:
 a. an increased ability to eliminate uric acid and creatine from the blood.
 b. a gradual decrease in the size of the kidneys.
 c. a gradual decrease in blood flow through the kidneys.
 d. a loss of general function.
 e. a decline in absorption and secretion.
 Question 20
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 Which of the following condition is characterized by inflammation of the renal pelvis?
 Select one:
 a. pyelonephritis
 b. acute glomerular nephritis
 c. chronic glomerular nephritis
 d. acute renal failure
 e. chronic renal failure