The right kidney is slightly lower because ________.

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Question 1 of 5

The right kidney is slightly lower because ________.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Liver displaces right kidney lower not heart (left), size, or ribs (protection irrelevant). This explains asymmetry, key for anatomy, contrasting with other causes.

Question 2 of 5

Juxtaglomerular cells combine with _______ cells to form the juxtaglomerular apparatus in the kidney.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: JG cells and macula densa form the JGA not pelvis, nephron (whole), or sinus. This specifies RAAS structure, critical for pressure, contrasting with broader terms.

Question 3 of 5

The primary function of the descending loop of Henle in the kidney is?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Descending loop reabsorbs water osmotically not Na+, H+, or K+ (ascending/DCT). This specifies concentrating role, critical for gradient, contrasting with ion processes.

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following is not considered a loop diuretic?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Chlorthiazide is a thiazide not loop diuretic (others are). This distinguishes diuretic class, critical for pharmacology, contrasting with loop agents.

Question 5 of 5

Capillary hydrostatic pressure during filtration is built in the glomerulus as

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Efferent arteriole's narrowness raises glomerular pressure not Bowman's size/shape or afferent narrowness. This explains filtration pressure, key for GFR, contrasting with structural myths.

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