A sensation of pain/discomfort is felt when the amount of urine collected in the bladder reaches about:
1. 100ml
2. 500ml
3. 200ml
4. 300ml
Cystitis is the inflammation of:
1. kidneys
2. ureter
3. urinary bladder
4. urethra
Urine from the major calyces in the kidney is collected by:
1. | minor calyces | 2. | renal pelvis |
3. | ureters | 4. | renal papillae |
The functional unit of the human kidney is the:
1. | glomerulus | 2. | Malpighian body |
3. | nephron | 4. | medullary pyramids |
What structure projects between the afferent arteriole and efferent arteriole next to Bowman's capsule to form the juxtaglomerular apparatus?
1. glomerulus
2. arcuate arteries
3. proximal tubule
4. distal tubule
The vascular endothelium of glomerular capillaries, basement membrane, and podocytes in the inner lining of Bowman’s capsule form:
1. filtration membrane | 2. juxtaglomerular apparatus |
3. Malpighian corpuscle | 4. nephron |
A series of straight capillaries in the medulla that lie parallel to the loop of Henle are called:
1. | arcuate arteries | 2. | efferent arterioles |
3. | afferent arterioles | 4. | vasa recta |
A triangular portion of the bladder floor bordered (ventrally) by the internal urethral opening or bladder neck and (dorsolaterally) by the orifices of the right ureter and left ureter, is called as:
1. detrusor.
2. dartos.
3. transitional epithelium.
4. trigone.
The ratio of the glomerular filtration rate to the renal plasma flow is the:
1. filtration fraction.
2. plasma clearance.
3. renal blood flow rate.
4. tubular maximum.
The glomerular ultrafiltrate will normally not contain:
1. | hemoglobin | 2. | sodium ions |
3. | bicarbonate ions | 4. | glucose |