Chapter 37

A freshwater fish gains most of its water by_____. a. drinking c. osmosis b. eating food d. transport across the gills

Breakdown of _____ produces ammonia. a. sugars c. starches b. fats d. proteins

Insects and birds excrete_____. a. ammonia c. uric acid b. urea d. nucleic acid

Bowman's capsule, the start of the tubular part of a nephron, is located in the_____. a. renal cortex c. renal pelvis b. renal medulla d. renal artery

Plasma fluid filtered into Bowman's capsule flows directly into the_____. a. renal artery c. distal tubule b. proximal tubule d. loop of Henle

Blood pressure forces water and small solutes out of blood and into nephrons during_____. a. glomerular filtration c. tubular secretion b. tubular reabsorption d. both a and \(c\)

Kidneys return most of the water and small solutes back to blood by way of_____. a. glomerular filtration b. tubular reabsorption c. tubular secretion d. both a and \(b\)

Tubular secretion moves_____ into kidney tubules. a. \(\mathrm{H}^{+}\) b. glucose \(c\) water d. protein

Antidiuretic hormone makes distal tubules and collecting tubules more permeable to_____.

_____ can keep people with kidney failure alive, but it cannot cure them.

Match each structure with a function. _____ureter _____Bowman's capsule _____urethra _____collecting tubule _____pituitary _____gland a. start of nephron b. delivers urine to body surface c. carries urine from kidney to bladder d. secretes \(\mathrm{ADH}\) e. target of aldosterone

Which of the following is an endotherm? a. a shark b. a frog c. a monkey d. a snake

Match each term with the most suitable description. _____endotherm _____ectotherm _____convection _____conduction _____thermal _____radiation a. environment dictates core temperature b. metabolism dictates coretemperature c. heat transfer between objects that are in direct contact d. water, air current transfers heat e. emission of radiant energy