Multiple Choice
The ________________ is the finest layer of the filtration membrane.
25. The Urinary System
Renal Physiology Step 1: Glomerular Filtration
Back25. The Urinary System
Renal Physiology Step 1: Glomerular Filtration
- Multiple Choice
In the process of filtrate formation, which of the following factors creates an osmotic gradient?
- Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a possible consequence of a prolonged or chronic decrease in glomerular filtration rate?
- Multiple ChoiceEvery day the kidneys filter nearly __________ of fluid from the bloodstream.
- Multiple ChoiceIn what part of the nephron is plasma filtered?
- Multiple ChoiceThe hydrostatic pressure in glomerular capillaries is the chief force pushing water and solutes out of the blood and across the filtration membrane.
- Multiple ChoiceAn important factor directly affecting the glomerular filtration rate is __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich substance would NOT normally be expected in urine?
- Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are layers of the filtration membrane in the glomerular membrane EXCEPT the __________.
- Multiple Choice
The ________________ is the finest layer of the filtration membrane.
- Open Question
Net filtration pressure in most capillary beds favors:
a. absorption.
b. osmosis.
c. filtration.
d. secretion.
- Open QuestionThe glomerular capillaries differ from other capillary networks in the body because theya. have a larger area of anastomosis,b. are derived from and drain into arterioles,c. are not made of endothelium,d. are sites of filtrate formation.
- Open QuestionMultiple ChoiceMore than one choice may apply.What is the glomerulus?a. The same as the renal tubuleb. The same as Bowman's capsulec. The same as the nephrond. Capillaries
- Open QuestionExplain the process and purpose of tubular secretion.
- Open QuestionExplain the important differences between blood plasma and glomerular filtrate, and relate the differences to the structure of the filtration membrane.