True or false, the kidney

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The kidneys make about 85 percent of the circulating EPO.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Normal urine carries a small but measurable amount of glucose.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Ninety-nine percent of the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle is permeable to water.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   About 15 percent of nephrons are juxtamedullary nephrons.

6. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Each kidney holds roughly 1.3 million nephrons.

Instructions

Tap true or false for each statement.

Explanation