pons of the brain stem.

abdominal

Pyelography enables the clinician to examine the kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder.

Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidneys. Which of the following statements regarding pyelonephritis is correct?a) It maybe caused by blood borne bacteria that lodge in the kidney.b) Pyelonephritis maybe caused by spread of bacteria from the anal region superiorly through the urinary tract.c) Timely administration of antibiotics usually achieves a total cure of the inflammation.d) All of the listed responses are correct.

The only region of a nephron where__________ takes place is the glomerulus.

The micturition center is located in what part of the brain?

The closed remnant of the allantois is the__________ .

During embryological development, the first pair of kidneys is called the__________ .

The micturition center is located in what part of the brain?

The region in the urinary bladder, defined by the openings of the ureters and the urethra, is called the__________ .

The thin segments of the nephron loop (loop of Henle.)

The closed remnant of the allantois is the__________ .

The region in the urinary bladder, defined by the openings of the ureters and the urethra, is called the__________ .

The micturition center is located in what part of the brain?

During embryological development, the first pair of kidneys is called the__________ .

The only region of a nephron where__________ takes place is the glomerulus.

Mesangial cells show contractile properties and regulate blood flow within the__________ .

Eventually, throughout the uriniferous tubules, about__________ % of fluid is resorbed into the blood

the vasa recta are in the medulla, whereas the peritubular capillaries are in the cortex.

the proximal tubule cells have long microvilli that are fewer than or absent from the distal tubule cells.

Arterioles are high-resistance blood vessels, and the efferent arteriole is narrower than the afferent arteriole.

Contraction of the bladder's__________ muscle squeezes urine from the bladder during urination.

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__________ cells secrete renin in response to falling blood pressure in the afferent arteriole.

The region in the urinary bladder, defined by the openings of the ureters and the urethra, is called the__________ .

Contraction of the bladder's__________ muscle squeezes urine from the bladder during urination.

The uniqueness of the__________ , when compared to other capillary beds, is that it is both fed and drained by arterioles.

The closed remnant of the allantois is the__________ .