25. The Urinary System

Match each letter from the figure with the correct blood vessel name.

Cortical radiate artery

More than one choice may apply.

Match each letter from the figure with the correct blood vessel name.

Interlobar vein

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

c. The first capillary bed of the kidneys is the peritubular capillaries, which are fed by the afferent arteriole and drained by the efferent arteriole.

Trace the path of a drop of blood from its entry into the renal artery until its exit at a renal vein.

Sympathetic activation of nerve fibers in the nephron causes 

(a) the regulation of glomerular blood flow and pressure, 

(b) the stimulation of renin release from the juxtaglomerular complex, 

(c) the direct stimulation of water and Na+ reabsorption, 

(d) all of these.