The main nitrogenous waste excreted in urine is:

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Question 1 of 5

The main nitrogenous waste excreted in urine is:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Urea is the primary nitrogenous waste not glucose (reabsorbed), hemoglobin (RBCs), or protein (filtered). This identifies excretion target, critical for nitrogen balance, contrasting with reabsorbed/blood components.

Question 2 of 5

The distal convoluted tubules have

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: DCT has faint acidophilic cytoplasm, basal infoldings, and large mitochondria all true. This describes DCT histology, critical for ion transport, contrasting with partial traits.

Question 3 of 5

After the renal artery divides in the hilum, blood circulating to the kidney flows through the

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Blood flows: interlobar → arcuate → interlobular → afferent not other sequences. This orders renal circulation, critical for perfusion, contrasting with misordered paths.

Question 4 of 5

Renal lobule includes

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Renal lobule is a medullary ray plus draining nephrons not pyramid (lobe), cortex, or artery-based. This defines cortical unit, key for histology, contrasting with lobe or vascular definitions.

Question 5 of 5

The function of collecting tubules

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Collecting tubules reabsorb ~9% water (ADH-dependent) not K+ (DCT), 80% (PCT), or Na+ (earlier). This specifies water role, key for concentration, contrasting with earlier reabsorption.

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