Medical Quiz

Urinary System and Fluid Balance Quiz

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Arrange the following structures in correct sequence: (1) ureter (2) renal pelvis (3) calyx (4) urinary bladder (5) urethra

A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

B. 3, 2, 1, 4, 5

C. 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

D. 3, 4, 1, 2, 5

E. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5


While the kidneys process about 180 L of blood-derived fluids daily, the amount that actually leaves the body is ________.

A. 50%, or 90 L

B. all of the 180 L                 

C. 1%, or 1.8L

D. 100 L                    


____% of water ingested is circulated in the body and ____ % is excreted.

A. 89, 11

B. 90, 10

C. 95, 5

D. 99, 1


The first structure in the kidney to collect newly formed urine is the:

A. Renal capsule

B. Minor calyx

C. Renal pelvis

D. Renal sinus

E. Renal cortex


Which of the following are functions of the urinary system? 1. Vitamin D synthesis 2) Excretion 3) Regulation of red blood cell synthesis 4) Regulation of the concentration of solutes in the blood 5) Regulation of blood volume and pressure 6) Chemical digestion

A. 1, 2, 3, 4

B. 2, 3, 4

C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

E. 2, 3, 4, 6


Elimination

A. Exclution

B. Explosion

C. Excretion

D. Expression


The filtration membrane includes all except ________.

A. glomerular endothelium

B. renal fascia

C. podocytes

D. basement membrane


The first major branch of the renal artery is ________.

A. arcuate         

B.  interlobular       

C.   segmental        

D.   cortical radiate


The ________ artery lies on the boundary between the cortex and medulla of the kidney.       

A. lobar           

B.  arcuate        

C.  interlobar          

D.  cortical radiate


Which gland sits atop each kidney?

A. adrenal         

B.  thymus          

C. pituitary        

D.  pancreas


As the renal artery approaches the kidney, it branches to supply the renal tissue. Place the following in correct sequence starting from the renal artery. 1. segmental 2. cortical radiate 3. arcuate 4. interlobar                                          

A. 1, 4, 3, 2

B.  3, 1, 4, 2 

C.  1, 2, 3, 4

D.  1, 4, 2, 3


The primary excretory organ/s:

A. urethra

B. urinary bladder

C. ureters

D. kidneys


What tube is between the kidney and bladder?

A.   ureters                     

B. urethra               

C. fallopian tube         

D. intestines


What is the action of urination?

A. mastication       

B.   olfaction 

C. micturition

D.   secretion


Blood vessels of the renal columns are called ________.

A. lobar          

B.  segmental          

C.  interlobar          

D.  cortical radiate


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