Urinary System Quiz
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Kidney stones are which of the following?
A. Concretions of dissolved sugars
B. Organic compounds
C. Various bacteria
D. Concretions of dissolved minerals
What is the correct order of fluid filtration in the kidney?
A. Bowmen’s Capsule, Proximal Tubule, Loop of Henle, Distal Tubule, Collecting Tubule, Ureter
B. Ureter, Collecting Tubule, Distal Tubule, Loop of Henle, Proximal Tubule, Bowmen’s Capsule
C. Distal Tubule, Collecting Tubule, Bowmen’s Capsule, Loop of Henle, Ureter
D. Loop of Henle, Proximal Tubule, Distal Tubule, Collecting Tubule, Ureter, Bowmen’s Capsule
___ is the process at the start of nephron (glomerulus) that takes only blood plasma from the blood
A. filtration
B. reabsorption
C. secretion
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
involuntary urination is known as
A. continence
B. anuria
C. incontinence
D. uremia
“water follows”
A. albumin
B. carbon dioxide
C. urea
D. salt
Process of urine formation consist of
A. Glomerular filtration
B. Tubular reabsorption
C. Tubular secretion
D. All of above
Function of aldosterone
A. Sodium and water retention
B. Release of Renin
What blood vessel leaves the glomerulus?
A. Afferent Arteriole
B. Interlobular Artery
C. Efferent Arteriole
D. Renal Vein
transports urine from kidney to bladder
A. ureter
B. bladder
C. male urethra
D. female urethra
Which of the following cell types can contract and expand to regulate diameter of capillaries in the kidneys?
A. Macrophages
B. Mesangial cells
C. Podocytes
D. Transitional epithelial cells
Painful urine output is known as which of the following?
A. Polyuria
B. Oligouria
C. Anuria
D. Dysuria
Area where most of the water reabsorption occurs.
A. Afferent Arteriole
B. Efferent Arteriole
C. Glomerulus
D. Loop of Henle
active secretion rids blood of large molecules here
A. Afferent Arteriole
B. Efferent Arteriole
C. Glomerulus
D. Loop of Henle
Blood leaves the glomerulus through a blood vessel called the
A. afferent arteriole
B. efferent arteriole
C. interlobular arteriole
D. renal vein
Angiotensin-I is converted to angiotensin-II in the presence of
A. Renin
B. Angiotensin converting enzyme
C. Aldosterone
Which of the following are the types of nephrons?
A. Cortical and medullary
B. Medullary and distal
C. Distal and cortical
D. Cortical and vasa recta
Which sequence properly describes the flow of filtrate through the nephron?
A. Glomerulus, peritubular capillaries, renal artery, arteriole, venule, renal vein
B. Collecting duct, distal tubule, nephron loop, proximal tubule, glomerular capsule
C. Proximal tubule, nephron loop, glomerular capsule, distal tubule, collecting duct
D. Glomerular capsule, proximal tubule, nephron loop, distal tubule, collecting duct
The urethra of males and females differ in the following way(s)
A. The female urethra is longer
B. the male urethra is longer
C. the male urethra has a double function and female has a single function
D. both b and c
Where are your kidneys located?
A. In the middle of your ribs.
B. Over your ribs.
C. Under your ribs along your back.
D. Behind your ribs.
Which of the following is a primary or secondary immune-mediated renal disease characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli, or small blood vessels in the kidneys?
A. Cystitis
B. Glomerulonephritis
C. Incontinence
D. Kidney stones
Dark yellow urine would be a symptom of
A. hematuria
B. overhydration
C. cystitis
D. dehydration
Where are the kidneys situated?
A. In the cranium
B. Behind the abdominal cavity
C. In the lower part of the abdomen
D. On the left side
Filtration of the blood occurs when fluid is forced by blood pressure out of the
A. proximal convoluted tubule
B. glomerulus
C. nephron loop
D. distal convoluted tubule
What organ doesn’t belong to the urinary system?
A. Kidney
B. Bladder
C. Brain
D. Urethra
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