Blood supply to the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron is provided by the __________.
a. segmental veins
b. afferent arterioles
c. interlobular veins
d. peritubular capillaries
Answer: d. peritubular capillaries
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Intramural ganglia in the large intestine, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs are innervated by the ________ nerves
A) spinal B) splanchnic C) ciliary D) pelvic E) collateral
Found in the urinary bladder, __________ epithelium resembles __________ epithelium, but the apical cells are rounded, not flattened.
A. transitional; stratified squamous B. stratified squamous; pseudostratified C. stratified squamous; stratified columnar D. simple columnar; pseudostratified E. transitional; simple cuboidal
The action that the hamstring, gemellus, obturator, piriformis, and quadratus femoris perform on the femur is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following describes the distribution of sodium and potassium between cells and body fluids?
A) little of either in the cells, but large amounts of each in the body fluids B) Na+ mainly in the cells, K+ in the body fluids C) equal amounts of each ion in the cells and body fluids D) K+ mainly in the cells, Na+ in the body fluids