Intermediate Kidney Quiz

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Q1. Which segment of the nephron is primarily responsible for glucose reabsorption?

  • Collecting duct
  • Loop of Henle
  • Proximal convoluted tubule
  • Distal convoluted tubule

Q2. Which hormone increases water reabsorption in the collecting duct?

  • Aldosterone
  • Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
  • Erythropoietin
  • Renin

Q3. Where is the juxtaglomerular apparatus located?

  • Between distal tubule and afferent arteriole
  • Inside the renal capsule
  • In the ureter
  • In the renal pelvis

Q4. What structure surrounds the glomerular capillaries?

  • Vasa recta
  • Bowman’s capsule
  • Renal pelvis
  • Renal pyramid

Q5. What is the function of the loop of Henle?

  • Concentrates urine by medullary gradient
  • Produces renin
  • Filters blood plasma
  • Stores urine temporarily

Q6. Which vessel carries blood away from the glomerulus?

  • Afferent arteriole
  • Renal vein
  • Vasa recta
  • Efferent arteriole

Q7. Which cells in the juxtaglomerular apparatus secrete renin?

  • Podocytes
  • Juxtaglomerular cells
  • Macula densa cells
  • Intercalated cells

Q8. What type of epithelium lines the proximal convoluted tubule?

  • Simple squamous
  • Simple cuboidal with brush border
  • Stratified cuboidal
  • Pseudostratified columnar

Q9. Which renal structure is sensitive to aldosterone?

  • Renal pelvis
  • Proximal tubule
  • Glomerulus
  • Distal tubule and collecting duct

Q10. What is the main role of the vasa recta?

  • Reabsorbs glucose
  • Maintains medullary osmotic gradient
  • Filters blood in cortex
  • Secretes renin
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