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Urinary System Quiz


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What department are patients with urinary disorders treated in?

A. Surgical

B. Urological

C. Therapeutic

D. Dermatological


What is actually the filtered part of the blood?

A. Red Blood Cell

B. White Blood Cell

C. Plasma

D. The complete blood unit


In a healthy kidney, which of the following would you NOT expect to find in the filtrate?

A. Salt

B. Water

C. Large proteins

D. Red blood cells


Mechanism to maintain pH of blood includes

A. Buffer systems

B. Exhalation of carbon dioxide

C. Kidney excretion of H+

D. All of the above


Which sequence properly describes the flow of blood through a kidney?

A. Peritubular capillaries, afferent arteriole, glomerulus, glomerular capsule, efferent arteriole, renal artery

B. Renal artery, afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries, renal vein

C. Glomerulus, peritubular capillaries, efferent arteriole, renal artery, afferent arteriole, venule, renal vein

D. Renal vein, venule, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries, afferemt arteriole, renal artery


What is the part of the renal corpuscle that filters fluid?

A. Loop of Henle

B. Distal tubule

C. Glomerulus

D. Proximal tubule


capillary tufts where filtration occurs

A. Afferent Arteriole

B. Efferent Arteriole

C. Glomerulus

D. Loop of Henle


All of the following are true of the kidneys except that they are

A. located in a position that is retroperitoneal

B. held in place by renal fascia

C. located partly within the pelvic cavity

D. surrounded by a fibrous capsule


A glomerulus is

A. a knot of capillaries within renal corpuscle

B. the source of erythropoetin

C. attached to collecting duct

D. expanded end of a nephron


The _____ are to the lungs as the _____ are to the kidneys.

A. Urine,
CO2

B. Aveoli Sacs,
Nephrons

C. Renal,
Pulmonary

D. Abdominal Cavity,
Thoracic Cavity


Which of the following is NOT a step in the production of urine?

A. Micturition

B. Filtration

C. Reabsorption

D. Secretion


Frequent urination at night is called

A. auria

B. hematuria

C. nocturia

D. oliguria


What is the structural unit of the kidney?

A. Urine

B. Nephron

C. Hormone

D. Neuron


What is the basic functional unit of the kidney?

A. glomerulus

B. nephron

C. collecting duct

D. glomerular capsule


___ is the process at the start of nephron (glomerulus) that takes only blood plasma from the blood

A. filtration

B. reabsorption

C. secretion


brings blood to nephron

A. Afferent Arteriole

B. Efferent Arteriole

C. Glomerulus

D. Loop of Henle


 This transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder:

A. Urethra

B. Ureters 

C. Bladder

D. Uterus


What does the urinary bladder serve for?

A. Temporary collection of urine

B. Formation of urine

C. Collection of stones

D. Discharge of waste products


Urine production takes place in the:

A. nephrons

B. bladder

C. ureter

D. renal pelvis


20cm in length, passes through prostate

A. ureter

B. bladder

C. male urethra

D. female urethra


How does blood leaving the kidneys compare to blood entering the kidneys?

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D


Area where most of the water reabsorption occurs.

A. Afferent Arteriole

B. Efferent Arteriole

C. Glomerulus

D. Loop of Henle


The medulla, cortex and pelvis are all part of the

A. nervous system

B. nephron

C. kidney

D. excretory system


Which of the following is NOT a function of the vertebrate urinary system?

A. Regulating body temperature

B. Secreting hormones

C. Maintaining blood pH

D. Adjusting water and ion concentrations


Glomerular blood flow is unique because it flows

A. through a glomerular portal vein

B. directly from the renal artery into the glomerular capillaries

C. from arteriole to capillary bed to arteriole

D. from arteriole to capillary bed to vasa recta




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