STRUCTURE OF NEPHRON

1. Which of these blood vessels supply oxygenated blood to the kidney?

• a) Renal vein

• b) Renal artery

• Vena cava

• Efferent arteriole

2. What is the function of glomerulus?

• Ultrafiltration

• Reabsorption

• Secretion

• Active transport

3. What is the specific name for the blood capillaries that surround the loop of Henle?

• Post tubular capillaries

• Peritubular capillaries

• Vasa recta

• Glomerulus

4. Identify the type of epithelial tissues that lining the outer layer of Bowman’s capsule.

• Simple columnar epithelium

• Stratified squamous epithelium

• Simple squamous epithelium

• Simple cuboidal epithelium

5. Which is NOT TRUE about Bowman’s capsule?

• Cup shaped structure

• Inner membrane consist of podocytes

• Involves in ultrafiltration

• Part of glomerulus

6. Identify blood capillaries that surround the proximal convoluted tubule.

• Vasa recta

• Glomerulus

• Peritubular capillaries

• Afferent arterioles

7. Which is TRUE about loop of Henle?

• Cup shaped structure

• Descending limb consist of simple squamous epithelium

• Ascending limb consist of simple cuboidal epithelium

• Function in ultrafiltration

8. Distal convoluted tubules consist of …..

• Simple cuboidal epithelium

• Simple squamous epithelium

• Simple columnar epithelium

• Stratified squamous epithelium

9. Which statement is NOT TRUE about glomerulus?

• Highly coiled blood capillaries

• Highly perforated endothelial cells

• Inner membrane consist of podocytes

• Diameter of afferent arteriole larger than efferent arteriole

10. This tubule contains lots of mitochondria. Most of reabsorption process occur here. Identify this tubule.

• Loop of Henle

• Distal convoluted tubule

• Proximal convoluted tubule

• Collecting duct