BIOS 256 ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The following is a list of the blood vessels that carry blood to the kidney.
1. afferent
... [Show More] arteriole
2. arcuate artery
3. interlobarartery
4. renalartery
5. glomerulus
6. interlobularartery
7. efferentarteriole
8. peritubularcapillary
Theproperorder in whichbloodpassesthroughthesevessels isA
4, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5, 7, 8
B 4, 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 7, 8
C 4, 3,2, 6, 7, 5, 1, 8
D 4, 6,2, 3, 7, 5, 1, 8
E 4, 3, 6,2, 1, 5, 7, 8
Theurinarysystem doesallof thefollowing,EXCEPT itA
secretes excess glucose molecules
B regulatesbloodvolume
C contributestostabilizingbloodpHD
eliminatesorganic wasteproducts
E regulatesplasmaconcentrationsofelectrolytes
Conicalstructuresthatarelocatedintherenal medullaarecalledA
pyramids
B renalcolumns
C renalpelvises
D nephrons
E calyces
The region knownas the maculadensa ispart ofA
the proximalconvolutedtubule
B thedistalconvolutedtubuleC
the collecting duct
D the ascending loop of Henle
E Bowman’scapsule
The cells of the maculadensa andthejuxtaglomerular cellsform theA
renal corpuscle
B filtration membraneC
loop of Henle
D juxtaglomerularapparatus
E afferentarteriole
A glomerulus is
A theexpandedendofanephron
B aknot ofcapillaries that lies within the renalcorpuscle
C theportionof thenephronclosest totherenalcorpuscle
D theportionof thenephronthatattachestothecollectingductEthe
horseshoe-shapedsegment of the nephron
Theprocessof filtrationisdrivenbyA
active transport
B bloodosmoticpressure
C blood hydrostatic pressure
D renalpumping
The mechanisms for maintaining the solute concentration gradient in the renal medulla require A
active transport of sodium and chloride ions from the ascending limb of the loop of Henle B
activetransportofsodium and chloride ions from the ascendinglimb of the vasarecta
C the ascending limb of the loop of Henle to be permeable to waterD the
vasa recta to be impermeable to water
E both A and B
Whichof thefollowingis greater?
A theconcentrationofsolute inthefiltrateat thebeginningof theloopof Henle
B the concentration ofsolute in the filtrate at the bottom of the descending limb of the loop of Henle
1 The antidiuretic hormone0
A increasesthe permeability of the collecting ductsto water
B issecretedinresponsetolow concentrationsofpotassium ionsintheextracellular fluid.C
causesthe kidneys to produce alarger volumeofrelatively solute-freeurine
D helpsregulatetheconcentrationofpotasium ionintheinterstitialspace
E issensitivetochanges inthebloodconcentrationsofbothsodium andpotassium
1 Intheloopof Henle1
A water issecretedintothedescendinglimb
B sodium and chloride ionsare activelytransported out of the ascending limb
C theascendinglimbis verypermeableto water
D thefiltrateinthedescendinglimbbecomes moreand morehypotonicE
filtrate is produced
1 Whichhormonestimulatesthethirst mechanism most?2
A ADH
B aldosterone
C ANP
D BNP
E natriureticpeptide
1 Allof thefollowingarecomponentsofECF, except
3
A cerebralspinal fluidB
peritoneal fluid
C lymph
D aqueous humor [Show Less]