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Set 15 The Urinary System

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Question 1

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  Using the figure above, identify in which one of the following locations a nephron would be found. A) A B) B C) C D) D E) B and C Answer: E Topic: Sec. 15.3 Bloom's: Remembering/Understanding LO: 15.3a GLO: G1 -As urine moves through a nephron, it is modified by ions, water, and other materials either being secreted into the fluid or by efflux of substances out of the urine. However, such modifications do not occur in which one of the following regions of the nephron? A) loop of Henle B) collecting duct C) Bowman's capsule D) proximal tubule E) distal tubule Using the figure above, identify in which one of the following locations a nephron would be found.
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) B and C
Answer: E
Topic: Sec. 15.3
Bloom's: Remembering/Understanding
LO: 15.3a
GLO: G1
-As urine moves through a nephron, it is modified by ions, water, and other materials either being secreted into the fluid or by efflux of substances out of the urine. However, such modifications do not occur in which one of the following regions of the nephron?

A) loop of Henle
B) collecting duct
C) Bowman's capsule
D) proximal tubule
E) distal tubule

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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  Using the figure above, identify in which one of the following locations a nephron would be found. A) A B) B C) C D) D E) B and C Answer: E Topic: Sec. 15.3 Bloom's: Remembering/Understanding LO: 15.3a GLO: G1 -The efferent arteriole carries blood from the glomerulus to the A) renal artery. B) peritubular capillaries. C) renal vein. D) collecting duct. E) afferent arteriole. Using the figure above, identify in which one of the following locations a nephron would be found.
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) B and C
Answer: E
Topic: Sec. 15.3
Bloom's: Remembering/Understanding
LO: 15.3a
GLO: G1
-The efferent arteriole carries blood from the glomerulus to the

A) renal artery.
B) peritubular capillaries.
C) renal vein.
D) collecting duct.
E) afferent arteriole.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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The hairpin design of the loop of Henle allows events on one side of the loop to influence the events on the other side, by a process referred to as

A) paratubular movement.
B) countercurrent exchange.
C) bulk flow.
D) glomerular filtration.
E) tubular reabsorption.

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