Deck 43: Anatomy of the Urinary System

Question 1

The single duct that drains urine from the bladder out of the body is the ________.

A) ureter
B) urethra
C) renal pelvis
D) none of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which is NOT associated with the renal corpuscle?

A) an afferent arteriole
B) a fenestrated capillary
C) a podocyte
D) a vasa recta

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The renal artery branches into ________.

A) interlobar arteries
B) arcuate arteries
C) segmental arteries
D) cortical radiate arteries

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is the muscular organ that temporarily stores urine?

A) ureter
B) bladder
C) kidney
D) none of the above

Question 5

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

A) interlobar
B) arcuate
C) lobar
D) cortical radiate

Question 6

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the ureters?

A) Ureters have sphincters at their entrances to prevent backflow of urine.
B) The ureters are lined with stratified squamous epithelium like the skin.
C) The ureters are capable of peristalsis.
D) none of the above

Question 7

What drains the blood from the glomerulus?

A) renal artery
B) efferent arteriole
C) arcuate arteries
D) afferent arteriole

Question 8

The nephron ends at the ________.

A) descending limb
B) distal convoluted tubule
C) collecting duct
D) ascending limb

Question 9

Urine passes through the ________.

A) glomerulus to ureter to renal tubule
B) renal pelvis to the ureter to the bladder to the urethra
C) renal hilum to the bladder to the ureter
D) hilum to urethra to bladder

Question 10

The urinary bladder is composed of ________ epithelium?

A) stratified squamous
B) pseudostratified columnar
C) simple squamous
D) transitional

Question 11

Which cells of the kidney monitor NaCl concentrations?

A) macula densa
B) mesangial cells
C) juxtaglomerular cells
D) podocytes

Question 12

What anchors the kidney to the abdominal wall?

A) perinephric fat
B) the peritoneal cavity
C) fibrous capsule
D) renal fascia

Question 13

What type of epithelium line the urethral mucosa?

A) stratified cuboidal epithelium
B) stratified squamous epithelium
C) transitional epithelium
D) none of the above

Question 14

The functional and structural unit of the kidneys is the ________.

A) loop of Henle
B) glomerular capsule
C) nephron
D) none of the above

Question 15

The renal corpuscle is made up of ________.

A) the descending loop of Henle
B) the glomerular capsule
C) the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
D) the renal papillae

Question 16

Where are the renal pyramids found in the kidney?

A) hilum
B) medulla
C) cortex
D) none of the above