What are the names of the capillaries following the efferent arteriole?

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Question 1 of 5

What are the names of the capillaries following the efferent arteriole?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Peritubular (cortex) and vasa recta (medulla) follow efferent arteriole not arcuate, interlobar, or medullary alone. This specifies post-glomerular flow, key for reabsorption, contrasting with other vessels.

Question 2 of 5

Which is found in the highest concentration in the urine?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Urea is the most concentrated waste in urine not uric acid, glucose (reabsorbed), or creatinine (less). This identifies excretory priority, critical for nitrogen, contrasting with reabsorbed solutes.

Question 3 of 5

When glucose if found in urine it is called _____.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Glucosuria is glucose in urine not uremia (urea), ureteritis (inflammation), or intolerance (metabolic). This defines glycosuria, critical for diabetes, contrasting with other conditions.

Question 4 of 5

The reason why the right kidney is slightly lower than the left is

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Liver on right displaces right kidney not heart, size differences. This explains asymmetry, key for anatomy, contrasting with organ size myths.

Question 5 of 5

This is the functional unit of the kidney

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Nephrons filter/form urine not hilum (entry), neurons (nerve), or medulla (region). This defines functional unit, key for physiology, contrasting with structural terms.

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