1. The _______________ reflex is an autonomic reflex activated by pressure in the urinary bladder.

2. _______________ is the ability of a nephron to regulate GFR independently of external nervous or hormonal influences.

3. The two ureters and the urethra form the boundaries of a smooth area called the _______________ on the floor of the urinary bladder.

4. The _______________ is a group of epithelial cells of the distal convoluted tubule that monitors the flow or composition of tubular fluid.

5. To enter the capsular space, filtrate must pass between foot processes of the _______________, cells that form the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule.

6. Glycosuria occurs if the concentration of glucose in the glomerular filtrate exceeds the _______________ of the proximal tubule.

7. _______________ is a hormone that regulates the amount of water reabsorbed by the collecting duct.

8. The _______________ sphincter is under involuntary control and relaxes during the micturition reflex.

9. Very little _______________ is found in the glomerular filtrate because it is negatively charged and repelled by the basement membrane of the glomerulus.

10. Blood flows through the _______________ arteries just before entering the interlobular arteries.

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