Bio 252 Exam 4 Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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BIO 252
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BIO 252
Bio 252 Exam 4 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
what organs compose the urinary system - Ans:-2 kidneys, 2 ureters, the urinary bladder and urethra
what are some functions of the kidneys - Ans:-- filter blood plasma and excrete metabolic toxic waste
- regulate blood volume, pressure, and osm...
two or three minor calyces converge to form ____ - Ans:✔✔-major calyx
two or three major calyces converge in the sinus to form ____ - Ans:✔✔-renal pelvis
renal fraction - Ans:✔✔-the kidneys receive about 21% of the cardiac output (more for waste removal
than for metabolic needs)
the renal artery divides into ____ arteries which divide into ____ arteries - Ans:✔✔-segmental;
interlobar
the interlobar arteries branch to form ____ arteries which then branches into ___ arteries - Ans:✔✔-
arcuate; cortical radiate
the cortical radiate arteries give rise to _____ - Ans:✔✔-afferent arterioles
each afferent arteriole supplies one functional unit of the kidney called a ___ - Ans:✔✔-nephron
the afferent arterioles leads to a ball of capillaries called _____. - Ans:✔✔-glomerulus
blood leaves the glomerulus by way of an ___- - Ans:✔✔-efferent arteriole
the efferent arteriole leads to a plexus of _____ . It forms a network around a part of the nephron called
the renal tubule. - Ans:✔✔-peritubular capillaries
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