#Question id: 11677
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Which of the following contribute to maintaining the
high osmolarity of the renal medulla?
I) active transport of salt from the upper region of
the ascending limb
II) the spatial arrangement of juxtamedullary nephrons
III) diffusion of urea from the collecting duct
IV) diffusion of salt from the descending limb of the loop of Henle
#Question id: 11678
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Increased antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion is likely after ________.
#Question id: 11679
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
After blood flow is artificially reduced at one kidney, you would expect that kidney to secrete more of the hormone known as ________.
#Question id: 11680
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
After drinking alcoholic beverages, increased urine excretion is the result of ________.
#Question id: 11681
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A baby is born with a penis, a scrotum with no testes, no vagina, and XX chromosomes. This condition is referred to as hermaphroditism. Which of the following could cause this abnormality?
#Question id: 11682
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A young woman is given daily injections of a substance beginning on the 16th day of her normal menstrual cycle and continuing for 3 weeks. As long as the injections continue, she does not menstruate. The injected substance could be which of the following?