Deck 15: Urinary System

Question 1

What is the name for the glomerular capsule?

A) Loop of Henle
B) Proximal convoluted tubule
C) Bowman's capsule
D) Renal capsule

Answer 1

Bowman's capsule

Question 2

Which of the following is a function of the urinary system?

A) Rids the body of wastes
B) Maintains normal pH of the blood
C) Plays a role in the production of red blood cells
D) Helps to regulate the blood pressure
E) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

What are the two main parts of a nephron?

A) Renal cortex and renal medulla
B) Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
C) Renal corpuscle and renal tubule
D) Renal pyramids and renal columns

Answer 3

Renal corpuscle and renal tubule

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of the urethra in a male?

A) Transports urine and semen
B) Is short
C) Transports urine only
D) Consists of fibrous connective tissue

Question 5

What is the function of the ureters?

A) Transport urine from the urinary bladder to the outside
B) Filters the urine
C) Transport urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder
D) Assist in expelling urine from the urinary bladder

Question 6

Which of the following occurs in the absence of antidiuretic hormone?

A) The urine is more concentrated.
B) More water is reabsorbed by the body.
C) The amount of urine excreted is reduced.
D) The urine is more dilute.

Question 7

Which of the following carries fluid away from the glomerular capsule toward a collecting duct?

A) Major calyx
B) Renal papillae
C) Minor calyx
D) Renal tubule

Question 8

Which of the following is made up of three openings and is located on the floor of the urinary bladder?

A) Renal pyramid
B) Trigone
C) Calyx
D) Cortex

Question 9

What is the term for the act of expelling urine?

A) Mensuration
B) Excretion
C) Peristalsis
D) Micturition

Question 10

What makes up the glomerulus?

A) Hyaline cartilage
B) Cluster of capillaries
C) Neurons
D) Loose connective tissue

Question 11

What is the function of rugae located in the wall of the urinary bladder?

A) Expels urine from the bladder
B) Causes contraction of the urinary bladder
C) Allows the bladder to expand
D) Secretes mucus

Question 12

Which of the following is an enzyme secreted by the kidneys that helps to regulate the blood pressure?

A) Epinephrine
B) Insulin
C) Renin
D) Thyroid-stimulating hormone

Question 13

Which of the following is a hormone secreted by the adrenal gland that increases reabsorption of sodium and reduces urine output?

A) Atrial natriuretic hormone
B) Aldosterone
C) Erythropoietin
D) ACTH

Question 14

Which of the following is the longest part of the male urethra?

A) Membranous urethra
B) Prostatic urethra
C) Spongy urethra
D) Urethral orifice

Question 15

Urine is expelled from the urinary bladder through contraction of the

A) Detrusor muscle
B) External abdominal muscles
C) Buccinator muscle
D) Rectus abdominis muscles

Question 16

Which of the following substances is NOT reabsorbed into the body in the renal tubule?

A) Glucose
B) Urea
C) Water
D) Sodium

Question 17

Which of the following controls the passage of urine through the urethra?

A) Collecting duct
B) Trigone
C) Urethral orifice
D) Internal and external sphincters

Question 18

Which of the following does the urinary system NOT comprise?

A) Prostate gland
B) Kidneys
C) Ureters
D) Urinary bladder

Question 19

Blood enters the glomerulus through the

A) Afferent arteriole
B) Renal artery
C) Efferent arteriole
D) Cystic duct

Question 20

Which of the following layers of the ureter exhibits peristalsis?

A) Mucosa
B) Muscular layer
C) Fibrous coat
D) None of the above

Question 21

MATCHING

Perirenal fat

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 22

MATCHING

Renal fascia

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 23

MATCHING

Renal columns

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 24

MATCHING

Renal pyramids

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 25

MATCHING

Hilum

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 26

MATCHING

Renal cortex

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 27

MATCHING

Nephron

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 28

MATCHING

Renal pelvis

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 29

MATCHING

Renal capsule

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney

Question 30

Which of the following does NOT occur to the urinary system as an individual ages?

A) The muscles in the wall of the urinary structures become less elastic.
B) The kidneys are unable to maintain a stable balance in the blood under normal conditions.
C) The urinary bladder is unable to expand or contract as much as it once used to.
D) Awareness of the need to urinate may be delayed until the bladder is nearly full.

Question 31

MATCHING

Renal medulla

A)Functional unit of the kidney
B)Large cavity in the central region of the kidney that collects urine as it is produced
C)Triangular-shaped regions of the kidney that appear striated
D)Part of the renal cortex that extends into the spaces between adjacent pyramids
E)Connective tissue that holds the kidney in place
F)Thick layer of adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney
G)Tough fibrous connective tissue that encases each kidney
H)Indentation in the kidney
I)Outer reddish region of the kidney
J)Inner reddish brown region of the kidney