Question 1

Which hormone(s)affect(s)salt regulation?

Accepted Answer

A) ANP 
B) BNP 
C) Aldosterone 
D) All of these choices 
A) ANP 
B) BNP 
C) Aldosterone 
D) All of these choices

Question 2

What effect does a high-protein diet have on the pH of urine?

Accepted Answer

A) Keeps it in the normal range 
B) Increases the acidity 
C) Increases the alkalinity 
D) Causes an excess of bicarbonate ions in the urine 
A) Keeps it in the normal range 
B) Increases the acidity 
C) Increases the alkalinity 
D) Causes an excess of bicarbonate ions in the urine

Question 3

The first step in urine formation is tubular secretion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the function of structure C?

Accepted Answer

A) Filter blood 
B) Produce urine 
C) Store urine 
D) Transport urine 
A) Filter blood 
B) Produce urine 
C) Store urine 
D) Transport urine

Question 5

Which part of the urinary system does the filtering of the blood?

Accepted Answer

A) Nephron 
B) Urethra 
C) Renal pelvis 
D) Bladder 
A) Nephron 
B) Urethra 
C) Renal pelvis 
D) Bladder

Question 6

The name of the blood vessel bringing blood to the glomerulus is:

Accepted Answer

A) the renal artery. 
B) the efferent arteriole. 
C) the afferent arteriole. 
D) the proximal convoluted tubule. 
A) the renal artery. 
B) the efferent arteriole. 
C) the afferent arteriole. 
D) the proximal convoluted tubule.

Question 7

Which structure does ADH affect?

Accepted Answer

A) Glomerular capsule 
B) PCT 
C) DCT 
D) Collecting duct 
E) DCT and collecting duct 
A) Glomerular capsule 
B) PCT 
C) DCT 
D) Collecting duct 
E) DCT and collecting duct

Question 8

In the diagram the urethra is represented by the letter:

Accepted Answer

A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D. 
A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D.

Question 9

The removal of solutes will cause the formation of dilute urine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which structure is labeled D?

Accepted Answer

A) Glomerulus 
B) PCT 
C) DCT 
D) loop of Henle 
A) Glomerulus 
B) PCT 
C) DCT 
D) loop of Henle

Question 11

If your systolic pressure drops below _______ mm Hg,glomerular filtration will cease.

Accepted Answer

A) 60 
B) 80 
C) 100 
D) 120 
A) 60 
B) 80 
C) 100 
D) 120

Question 12

If the blood is too acidic,the kidneys can:

Accepted Answer

A) excrete hydrogen ions. 
B) send hydrogen ions into the blood. 
C) excrete bicarbonate ions. 
D) produce more urine. 
A) excrete hydrogen ions. 
B) send hydrogen ions into the blood. 
C) excrete bicarbonate ions. 
D) produce more urine.

Question 13

The organs of the urinary system are responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A) regulation of body temperature. 
B) regulation of the fluid environment of the body. 
C) removal of pathogens. 
D) regulation of respiration. 
A) regulation of body temperature. 
B) regulation of the fluid environment of the body. 
C) removal of pathogens. 
D) regulation of respiration.

Question 14

Urinalysis can detect excessively high blood pressure by measuring the amount of albumin in the urine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which structure is labeled B?

Accepted Answer

A) Renal artery 
B) Renal vein 
C) PCT 
D) Ureter 
A) Renal artery 
B) Renal vein 
C) PCT 
D) Ureter

Question 16

Which large molecule is not normally found in urine?

Accepted Answer

A) Albumin 
B) Urea 
C) Amino acids 
D) Glucose 
A) Albumin 
B) Urea 
C) Amino acids 
D) Glucose

Question 17

Both caffeine and alcohol:

Accepted Answer

A) increase sodium ion reabsorption. 
B) decrease production of aldosterone. 
C) decrease production of ADH. 
D) increase water reabsorption. 
A) increase sodium ion reabsorption. 
B) decrease production of aldosterone. 
C) decrease production of ADH. 
D) increase water reabsorption.

Question 18

Which region is involved in producing the urine?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) All of these choices 
E) A and B 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) All of these choices 
E) A and B

Question 19

Why is blood vessel C smaller in diameter than blood vessel A?

Accepted Answer

A) There is less blood volume in C 
B) To create back pressure 
C) There is more blood volume in A 
D) A is an artery and arteries are larger than veins 
A) There is less blood volume in C 
B) To create back pressure 
C) There is more blood volume in A 
D) A is an artery and arteries are larger than veins

Question 20

The fluid in the glomerular capsule drains into the proximal convoluted tubule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: The Urinary System

Which hormone(s)affect(s)salt regulation?

What effect does a high-protein diet have on the pH of urine?

The first step in urine formation is tubular secretion.

What is the function of structure C?

Which part of the urinary system does the filtering of the blood?

The name of the blood vessel bringing blood to the glomerulus is:

Which structure does ADH affect?

In the diagram the urethra is represented by the letter:

The removal of solutes will cause the formation of dilute urine.

Which structure is labeled D?

If your systolic pressure drops below _______ mm Hg,glomerular filtration will cease.

If the blood is too acidic,the kidneys can:

The organs of the urinary system are responsible for:

Urinalysis can detect excessively high blood pressure by measuring the amount of albumin in the urine.

Which structure is labeled B?

Which large molecule is not normally found in urine?

Both caffeine and alcohol:

Which region is involved in producing the urine?

Why is blood vessel C smaller in diameter than blood vessel A?

The fluid in the glomerular capsule drains into the proximal convoluted tubule.

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