Identify the correct statement regarding human kidney function if ADH is not secreted in the body:
1. | Urine will be isoosmotic with plasma. |
2. | PCT will not be able to reabsorb water and sodium. |
3. | The collecting ducts have very low permeability to water. |
4. | The distal tubules secrete water. |
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Increased stretching of the atrial wall, due to increased atrial blood volume, stimulates the release of:
1. aldosterone | 2. ADH |
3. atrial natriuretic hormone | 4. renin |
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ADH will not be secreted due to:
1. ingesting more water than is needed to balance water loss
2. stimulation of hypothalamic osmoreceptors
3. loss of body fluid
4. increased blood osmolarity
A diuretic:
1. causes water retention
2. increases urine output
3. prevents water excretion in the urine
4. reduces insensible water loss from the body
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Identify the correctly matched pair:
1. thirst center: hypothalamus | 2. macula densa: afferent arteriole |
3. rennin: JG cells | 4. aldosterone: adrenal medulla |
Recessed central fissure on the medial surface of the kidney where its vessels, nerves and ureter pass is called as:
1. | hilum | 2. | renal sinus |
3. | renal calyces | 4. | adrenal glands |
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Glomerular capillaries are drained by:
1. | efferent arteriole | 2. | afferent arteriole |
3. | vasa recta | 4. | peritubular capillary network |
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Ureters:
1. | transport urine to the urethra |
2. | transport urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder |
3. | collect urine directly from collecting ducts |
4. | are lined with squamous epithelium |
In the male, urethra serves to:
1. transport urine from kidney to bladder
2. transport sperms to ejaculatory ducts
3. store urine and sperms
4. discharge semen and urine
The presence of which of the following in urine would be abnormal?
1. sodium | 2. glucose |
3. urea | 4. creatinine |
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