EXERCISES, LESSON 4
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement or by writing the
answer in the space provided.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
A condition characterized by increased urine production and increased urine
output is the definition of ___________________________.
2.
Agents that increase urine output are called ________________________.
3.
List the main organs of the urinary system.
a. _____________________________________________________________.
b. _____________________________________________________________.
c.
_____________________________________________________________.
d. _____________________________________________________________.
4.
The _________________________ is the outer covering of the kidney, and the
___________________ medulla is the inner, reddish-brown region of the kidney.
5.
Approximately how many nephrons, the working units of the kidneys, are in each
kidney? ________________________________.
6.
Each nephron is made up a ____________ corpuscle and a ________________
system.
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