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Physiology (Renal System Set 1)
MCQ
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The volume of plasma needed each minute to supply a substance at the rate at which it is excreted in the urine is known as the :
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H+ secretion in the distal nephron is enhanced by all the following except :
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Amino acids are almost completely reabsorbed from the glomerular filtrate via active transport in the :
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An increase in the concentration of plasma potassium causes increase in :
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Glomerular filtration rate would be increased by :
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Extracellular bicarbonate ions serve as effective buffer for all the following except :
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In controlling the synthesis and secretion of aldosterone , which of the following factors is least important ?
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Which one of the following statements about aldosterone is correct :
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The amount of potassium excreted by the kidney will decreases if :
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The ability of the kidney to excrete a concentrated urine will increase if :
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Select the correct answer about proximal tubules :
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The greatest amount of hydrogen ion secreted by the proximal tubule is associated with :
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Ammonia is an affective important urinary buffer for which of the following reasons :
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Most of the glucose that is filtered through the glomerulus undergoes reabsorption in the :
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In the distal tubules, sodium reabsorption is increased directly by increased :
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In the presence of ADH, The distal nephron is least permeable to :
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Major determinants of plasma osmolarity include all the following except :
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The effect of antidiuretic hormone ( ADH ) on the kidney is to :
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Renal correction of acute hyperkalemia will result in :
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Which of the following substances will be more concentrated at the end of the proximal tubule than at the beginning of the proximal tubule ?
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When a person is dehydrated, hypotonic fluid will be found in the :
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The primary renal site for the secretion of organic ions e.g urate, creatinine is :
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An increase in the osmolarity of the extracellular compartment will :
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The glomerular filtration rate will increase if :
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All the following statements are true for the H + secreted into the lumen of the distal nephron except :
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