Which of the following is NOT an effect of aging on the kidneys?
A. Loss of nephrons
B. Decrease in kidney size
C. Decreased response to hormonal control of urine volume
D. A marked decrease in the ability to maintain homeostasis
Answer: D
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Which term best describes the concentration gradients for sodium and potassium on an excitable cell?
a. Non-existent b. Steep c. Flat d. Shallow
All structures entering or leaving the kidney do so at what structure?
A. Renal cortex B. Renal hilum C. Renal pelvis D. Renal medulla
The sequence of organelles and cell parts involved in milk secretion is
A. nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, vesicles, cell membrane. B. nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear envelope, cell membrane. C. vesicles, Golgi apparatus, mitochondrion, cell membrane. D. cell membrane, vesicles, Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleus.
T is to ________ as B is to ________
A) top-located; bottom-located B) thymus-dependent; bone marrow-derived C) thyroid-drawn; bowel-developed D) non-thymus-dependent; bottom-located E) trabeculae-descended; bursa-origin