- Sympathetic stimulation will result in ______ of the afferent arteriole which will greatly ______ glomerular blood pressure and GFR.
- The hormone _____ ________ _______-is released from the atria in response to distension of these chambers.
- GFR can be decreased with extensive ______ stimulation.
- The arcuate arteries give off branches called ______ arteries that project peripherally into the cortex.
- An increase in systemic BP will result in ______, which will result in the glomerular blood pressure ______.
- When the tubular fluid leaves the distal convoluted tubules, it must travel through a series of small ______ that empty into ______.
- One component of the juxtaglomerular apparatus is which of the following?
- Each nephron loop has two limbs, a(n)______ limb that extends from the cortex to the medulla and a(n)______ limb that returns back into the renal cortex.
- True or false: The DCT is lined with simple cuboidal epithelium but the cells are larger than those of the PCT and the microvilli are denser.
- Which type of nephron has a renal corpuscle that lies close to the corticomedullary junction with a long nephron loop that extends deep into the medulla?
- Which type of nephron has relatively short nephron loops that barely extend into the medulla?
- Blood flows from the renal artery to the ______ arteries in the area of the renal sinus.
- Blood leaves the glomerulus by way of the______ arteriole
- Collecting tubules and collecting ducts project through the ______ toward the ______.
- The ______ arteries are parallel to the base of the medullary pyramid at the junction of the cortex and the medulla.
- Which type of nephron plays the more important role in establishing a salt concentration gradient?
- The renal corpuscle has two poles. The afferent and efferent arterioles are found at the ______ pole.
- The distal convoluted tubule originates in the renal cortex at the end of the ______.
- The ______ is lined by simple cuboidal epithelium with tall microvilli for maximum reabsorption.
- The innermost portion of a kidney is called the ______.