Match Renal Structure or Activity with Correct Characteristic

question 137

Multiple Choice

Match renal structure or activity with correct characteristic.
-loop of Henle

• A)Collecting tubules empty into this structure.
• B)Stores the urine.
• C)Passage of substances from the peritubular into the tubular lumen.
• D)When dilated leads to an increase in GFR.
• E)Tuft of capillaries found in close approximation to the Bowman's capsule.
• F)Function of the glomerulus.
• G)Urine is forced through this structure by peristalsis.
• H)Collects the glomerular filtrate.
• I)Passage of substances from the tubular lumen into the peritubular capillaries.
• J)Functional unit of the kidney.
• K)Supplies the renal tissue with O₂ and nutrients.
• L)Carries blood from glomerulus into peritubular capillaries.
• M)Tube through which urine leaves the body.
• N)Variable water and sodium reabsorption occur here under hormonal control.
• O)Responsible for the vertical osmotic gradient in the medulla of the kidney.
• P)Glucose and amino acid reabsorption occur here.

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Definitions:

Fold and Thrust Belt

Regions of the Earth's crust that have been subjected to compression, leading to the formation of folded and thrusted layers of rock.

Passive Margin

The transition between oceanic and continental crust which is not an active plate boundary, often characterized by sediment accumulation.

Passive Margin

The shift from oceanic to continental lithosphere which isn't located at an active plate margin.

Continental Margin

The zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust, including the continental shelf, slope, and rise.