Diabetes insipidus or diabetes mellitus would most likely
polyuria
The color of urine is determined mainly by ________.
byproducts of red blood cell breakdown
Production of less than 50 mL/day of urine is called ________.
Oliguria
Peristaltic contractions occur in the _
Ureters
Somatic motor neurons must be _ to relax the external urethral sphincter to allow urination
inhibited
Which part of the urinary system is not completely retroperitoneal
bladder
The renal pyramids are separated from each other by extensions of the renal cortex called ________.
renal columns
The primary structure found within the medulla is the _
loop of Henle
The right kidney is slightly lower because _
It is displaced by the liver
Blood filtrate is captured in the lumen of the_
Bowmans capsule
What are the names of the capillaries following the efferent arteriole
Peritubular and vasa recta
The functional unit of the kidney is called
the nephron
________ pressure must be greater on the capillary side of the filtration membrane to achieve filtration.
HYdrostatic
Production of urine to modify plasma makeup is the result of _
filtration, absorption, secretion
Systemic blood pressure must stay above 60 so that the proper amount of filtration occurs
true
Aquaporin channels are only found in the collecting duct
false
Most absorption and secretion occurs in this part of the nephron
Proximal convoluted tubule
The fine tuning of water recovery or disposal occurs in_
The collecting ducts
Vasodilation of blood vessels to the kidneys is due to_
less frequent action potentials
When blood pressure increases, blood vessels supplying the kidney will _ to mount a steady rate of filtration
contract
Which of these three paracrine chemicals cause vasodilation?
NItric oxide
WHat hormone directly opposes the actions of natriuretic hormones
aldosterone
WHich of these is a vasoconstrictor
angiotensin ll
