Intermediate Kidney Quiz
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Q1. Which segment of the nephron is primarily responsible for glucose reabsorption?
- Collecting duct
- Distal convoluted tubule
- Loop of Henle
- Proximal convoluted tubule
Q2. Which hormone increases water reabsorption in the collecting duct?
- Erythropoietin
- Renin
- Aldosterone
- Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Q3. Where is the juxtaglomerular apparatus located?
- Between distal tubule and afferent arteriole
- In the ureter
- In the renal pelvis
- Inside the renal capsule
Q4. What structure surrounds the glomerular capillaries?
- Renal pelvis
- Vasa recta
- Bowman’s capsule
- Renal pyramid
Q5. What is the function of the loop of Henle?
- Stores urine temporarily
- Produces renin
- Filters blood plasma
- Concentrates urine by medullary gradient
Q6. Which vessel carries blood away from the glomerulus?
- Afferent arteriole
- Renal vein
- Efferent arteriole
- Vasa recta
Q7. Which cells in the juxtaglomerular apparatus secrete renin?
- Intercalated cells
- Podocytes
- Macula densa cells
- Juxtaglomerular cells
Q8. What type of epithelium lines the proximal convoluted tubule?
- Simple cuboidal with brush border
- Stratified cuboidal
- Simple squamous
- Pseudostratified columnar
Q9. Which renal structure is sensitive to aldosterone?
- Distal tubule and collecting duct
- Proximal tubule
- Renal pelvis
- Glomerulus
Q10. What is the main role of the vasa recta?
- Secretes renin
- Reabsorbs glucose
- Maintains medullary osmotic gradient
- Filters blood in cortex