Chapter 26 – Quiz –

Chapter 26 – Quiz –

1.       What is the composition of the filtrate in the capsular space?

2.       What part of the nephron is involved with obligatory water, ion, and organic nutrient reabsorption?

3.       Why don’t plasma proteins pass into the capsular space under normal circumstances?

4.       What is the major driving force behind filtrate production?

5.       What effect does renin have on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?

6.       Why is the presence of microvilli important to the epithelial tissue of the PCT?

7.       Why does the filtrate dilute all along the ascending loop?

8.       Which structures exit at the hilum of the kidney?

9.       The ability to control the micturition reflex depends on the ability to control which muscle?

10.   Mary has had a urinalysis that indicates a high level of bilirubin. What condition may she have?

11.   What effect does eating a high-protein diet have on the composition of urine?

12.   Which portion of a nephron is NOT in the renal cortex?