Can you answer any of these?any answers would help. thanks
2. The body gains solutes from all of the following processes except ________.
a.secretion by cells
b. metabolism
c. respiration
d. sweating
3. All of the following metabolic waste products are removed primarily by the urinary system except ________.
a. carbon dioxide
b. uric acid
c. ammonia
d. creatine
4. The structure that carries filtrate from the kidney to the bladder is the ________.
a. ureter
b. urethra
c. nephron
d. distal tubule
5. The kidney's central cavity is called the ________.
a. kidney medulla
b. renal pelvis
c. renal capsule
d. kidney cortex
6. The structure of the nephron which receives the substances filtered from blood is the ________.
a. glomerulus
b. Bowman's capsule
c. loop of Henle
d. collecting duct
7. In a nephron, the glomerulus is located between the ________ and the ________.
a. Bowman's capsule, loop of Henle
b. afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole
c. efferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries
d. proximal tubule and distal tubule
8.Which nephron structure is not correctly paired with its function?
a. glomerular capillaries, filtration
b. loop of Henle, urine concentration
c. proximal tubule, secretion
d. Bowman's capsule, reabsorption
9.Reabsorption returns all or most of the ________ in nephron tubules to the blood.
a. water
b. glucose
c. amino acids
d. all of the choices
10.Urinary secretion maintains the body's acid-base balance through secretion of excess ________.
a.
water
b.
hydrogen ions
c.
potassium ions
d.
urea
11.In the nephron, cells of the ________ prevent water from escaping.
a.
peritubular capillaries
b.
proximal tubules
c.
descending loop of Henle
d.
distal tubules
12. Which hormone produced in the brain increases water reabsorption in the distal tubules of the nephron?
a.
renin
b.
aldosterone
c.
ADH
d.
diuretic
13. The "thirst center" in the brain monitors ________.
a.
the amount of saliva produced by salivary glands
b.
the juxtaglomerular apparatus
c.
blood pH levels
d.
blood volume
14. The kidneys control the body's acid-base balance by ________.
a.
excreting bicarbonate buffer
b.
forming new bicarbonate buffer and adding it to the blood
c.
excreting excess H+ ions
d.
all of the choices
15. Kidneys excrete excess H+ ions by combining them with ________.
a.
phosphate ions
b.
ammonia (NH3)
c.
bicarbonate
d.
all of the choices
16. Glucose in urine may be a sign of ________.
a.
hepatitis
b.
urinary tract infection
c.
diabetes
d.
hypertension
17. Which disease affecting the urinary system is more frequent in women than in men?
a.
kidney stones
b.
polycystic kidney disease
c.
bladder infection
d.
glomerulonephritis
18.Symptoms of kidney-function impairment include ________.
a.
nausea
b.
fatigue
c.
memory loss
d.
all of the choices
19. A hemodialysis machine ________.
a.
selectively exchanges solutes across a membrane between the patient's blood and a chemical solution
b.
replaces the patient's blood with a balanced chemical solution
c.
adds a balanced chemical solution to the patient's blood
d.
transfuses cross-matched blood to the patient
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P.S. You don't learn anything from letting other people do your homework for you, but I like the challenge and did it anyway.
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