Which of the hormones below is responsible for facultative water reabsorption?
A) ADH
B) thyroxine
C) aldosterone
D) atrial natriuretic peptide
Answer: A
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The Urinary System
- Which cells of the kidney are chemoreceptors that respond to changes in solute content of the filtrate?
- Which of the choices below are the most important hormone regulators of electrolyte reabsorption and secretion?
- Which of the choices below is not a glomerular filtration rate control method?
- Which of the choices below is the salt level-monitoring part of the nephron?
- What is the most direct function of the juxtaglomerular apparatus?
- Which of the choices below is the least important role of tubular secretion?
- Select the correct statement about urinary system development.
- In the ascending limb of the nephron loop the ________.
- Which of the choices below is not a method by which the cells of the renal tubules can raise blood pH?
- Excretion of dilute urine requires ________.
- If one says that the clearance value of glucose is zero, what does this mean?
- If the Tm for a particular amino acid is 120 mg/100 ml and the concentration of that amino acid in the blood is 230 mg/100 ml, the amino acid will ________.
- The factor favoring filtrate formation at the glomerulus is the ________.
- Which of the following best describes kidney function in older adults (70 years or older)?
- Which of the following is the correct sequence of kidney development from embryo to fetus?
- Which of the choices below is a function of the nephron loop?
- Reabsorption of high levels of glucose and amino acids in the filtrate is accomplished by ________.
- Which of the following is not true regarding tubular reabsorption?
- Which of the following is not a part of the juxtaglomerular complex?
- What would happen if the capsular hydrostatic pressure were increased above normal?
- Select the correct statement about the nephrons.
- Place the following in correct sequence from the formation of a drop of urine to its elimination from the body.
- An important characteristic of urine is its specific gravity or density, which is ________.
- A disease caused by inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the pituitary gland with symptoms of polyuria is ________.