Multiple Choice
In the event of a traumatic injury, which layer surrounding the kidney provides a cushioning effect due to its fatty composition?
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25. The Urinary System
The Kidneys
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The Kidneys
- Textbook Question
Which of the following conditions does not contribute to the creation and/or maintenance of the medullary osmotic gradient?
a. The countercurrent exchanger of the vasa recta
b. The countercurrent multiplier of the nephron loops of cortical nephrons
c. The countercurrent multiplier of the nephron loops of juxtamedullary nephrons
d. The permeability of the medullary collecting system to urea and other ions
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The kidneys are surrounded by a tough, fibrous layer of tissue called the:
1098views18rank - Multiple ChoiceThe perirenal fat capsule is a transparent capsule that prevents infections in surrounding regions from spreading to the kidney.2538views15rank
- Multiple ChoiceThe __________ is the darker, reddish-brown area of the kidney that exhibits cone-shaped tissue masses called renal pyramids.1661views3rank
- Multiple Choice__________ are the structural and functional units of the kidneys, which carry out the processes that form urine.1623views2rank
- Multiple ChoiceThe major calyces are the __________.2299views1rank
- Multiple ChoiceWhich structure is the muscular tube that delivers urine to the bladder?1582views3rank
- Multiple ChoiceArrange the following structures to represent the sequence in which urine passes through them to the external environment: (1) ureter, (2) renal pelvis, (3) calyx, (4) urinary bladder, and (5) urethra.5064views2rank
- Multiple ChoiceThe renal hilum lies on the __________ surface of the kidney.1630views3rank
- Multiple ChoiceThe __________ cushions the kidney and helps attach it to the posterior body wall.1638views5rank
- Multiple ChoiceThe renal __________ is continuous with the ureter.1941views2rank
- Textbook Question
More than one choice may apply.
Match each letter from the figure with the correct blood vessel name.
Segmental arteries
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Damage to the renal medulla would interfere first with the functioning of the
a. Glomerular capsules
b. Distal convoluted tubules
c. Collecting ducts
d. Proximal convoluted tubules
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What is the importance of the perirenal fat capsule that surrounds the kidney?
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