Chapter 15: Practice Quiz E

Question 1

Congenital condition found in male babies only

Answer 1

Hypospadias

Question 2

Who has the highest percentage of water in the body?

Answer 2

Infant

Question 3

With high blood pH, respiratory control centers in the brain are

Answer 3

Depressed

Question 4

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) acts on the

Answer 4

Distal convoluted tubule / Collecting duct

Question 5

What percentage of the adult female body is water?

Answer 5

0.5

Question 6

Which of the following is the major stimulus for the thirst mechanism?

Answer 6

Increased solute in blood plasma

Question 7

What is the most common route for water loss?

Answer 7

Urine

Question 8

Hormone that acts on the kidneys to regulate sodium

Answer 8

Aldosterone

Question 9

Untreated streptococcal infections in childhood can lead to

Answer 9

Glomerulonephritis

Question 10

Aldosterone does NOT directly or indirectly regulate

Answer 10

Glucose

Question 11

Extracellular fluid (ECF) is found everywhere in the body EXCEPT

Answer 11

Within living cells

Question 12

A diet rich in proteins produces alkaline urine

Answer 12

False (protein-rich diet produces acidic urine)

Question 13

How does angiotensin II directly restore low blood pressure to normal?

Answer 13

Causes blood vessels to vasoconstrict

Question 14

With acidosis, kidneys excrete bicarbonate and reabsorb H+

Answer 14

False (they excrete H+ and reabsorb bicarbonate)

Question 15

How do kidneys respond to acidic blood?

Answer 15

Secrete more H+ and reabsorb bicarbonate