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Chapter Assessment Lesson 14.1
Learning Key Terms and Concepts
Which of the following is the name of the lightercolored, outer part of the kidney?
A. renal cortex
B. renal medulla
C. renal pelvis
D. renal pyramids
Which organ of the endocrine system sits on top of each kidney?
A. adrenal gland
B. pituitary gland
C. thyroid gland
D. pancreas
Approximately how many nephrons does each kidney contain?
A. 1,000
B. 100,000
C. 1 million
D. 10 million
Which blood vessel is connected to the kidney and carries blood into it?
A. renal vein
B. abdominal aorta
C. glomerular capillaries
D. renal artery
What is the name of the tube that leads from the kidney toward the bladder?
A. proximal convoluted tubule
B. vasa recta
C. ureter
D. urethra
What are the three main parts of the renal tubule?
True or False?
Cortical nephrons are the only nephrons that produce highly concentrated urine.
A. True
B. False
Where are the peritubular capillaries located?
Thinking Critically
ompare and contrast the cortical nephrons and the juxtamedullary nephrons.
Why do you think the descending limb and the lower part of the ascending limb have thinner walls than the rest of the ascending limb and the proximal and distal convoluted tubules?
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