Exam 20: Urinary System

What is erythropoietin? What stimulates its release, and what effect does it have on the body?

Chemical analysis is used to determine whether there are casts in the urine.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Actions of this hormone result is an increase in the amount of urine

Because of the location of the kidneys, there is less risk of peritonitis after kidney surgery than there is after stomach surgery.

Explain the process of secretion in the nephron. What parts of the nephron are involved in secretion?

What is hydronephrosis, and what are some of its causes?

The tube that carries urine out of the kidney is called the

Someone with anuria produces more urine than someone with oliguria.

What is glomerulonephritis?

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Refers to the production of a large amount of urine

Explain the process of micturition.

The adult bladder can hold more than 300 mL of urine.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -The production of a small amount of urine

Which of the following parts of the kidney is actually an expansion of the upper end of the ureter?

Which of the following is considered an obstructive disorder of the urinary system?

Match each of the structures of the urinary system with its corresponding function or description. -A cup-shaped structure that catches the filtrate in the nephron

Both the glomerulus and the loop of Henle make up the renal corpuscle.

Even though they are often considered to be part of the structure of the kidney, the renal pyramids are actually part of the ureters.

The inner portion of the kidney is called the

Describe the structure and function of the ureters.