Which Statement About the Malpighian Tubules Is FALSE

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the Malpighian tubules is FALSE?

• A) Water and some solutes are transported into the Malpighian tubules via active transport.
• B) The Malpighian tubules empty into the gut of the insect.
• C) Water, some salts, and other solutes are reabsorbed into the hemolymph in the rectum.
• D) The excretory system of an insect may contain up to several hundred Malpighian tubules.
• E) The blind ends of the Malpighian tubules are bathed in hemolymph.

Identify the skills required for culturally competent therapy.

Explain how classical conditioning principles apply to aversion therapy and the role of additional training in its effectiveness.

Describe the foundational assumptions of the behavioral approach to psychological disorders.

Identify barriers to therapy access for ethnic minorities.

---

Definitions:

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A segment of the nephron in the kidney where a major portion of the reabsorption of water, ions, and all organic nutrients occurs.

Bowman Capsule

A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

Loop of Henle

A segment of the nephron in the kidney crucial for concentrating urine and conserving water.

Afferent Arteriole

The small artery that carries blood toward the capillaries in the glomerulus of the kidney.