PNB 2275 Lab 9 Urinary System Exam
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Bladder - CORRECT ANSWER Elastic, hollow, muscular organ that provides temporary
storage for urine
Kidney - CORRECT ANSWER Filters waste from the blood like urea, water, salt and proteins
Ureter - CORRECT ANSWER A duct leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Adrenal Gland - CORRECT ANSWER A pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the
kidneys
Renal Vein - CORRECT ANSWER Vessel that carries blood away from the kidney to the
inferior vena cava
Renal Artery - CORRECT ANSWER Vessel that carries blood to the kidney
Aorta - CORRECT ANSWER
Inferior Vena Cava - CORRECT ANSWER Brings oxygen poor blood from the lower part of
the body to the right atrium
Urethra - CORRECT ANSWER Tube from urinary bladder to the outside of the body
What structures comprise the internal anatomy of the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cortex
(cortical and juxtamedullary regions)
-Ureter
-Major calyx
-Minor calyx
, -Renal pelvis
-Renal pyramids
-Medulla
-Renal columns
Kidney Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER
Juxtamedullary Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER Nephrons only found in medullary area
Major Calyx - CORRECT ANSWER -Formed by the convergence of several minor calyces
-Drain urine from the minor calyxes into the renal pelvis
Minor Calyx - CORRECT ANSWER Collects urine at the tip of each renal pyramid
Renal Pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER -Places where major calyces converge
-Portion of the kidney that narrows to become the ureter
Renal Pyramids - CORRECT ANSWER Triangular shapes in medulla of the kidney
Kidney Medulla - CORRECT ANSWER Collecting ducts that drain urine from nephron to
calyces
Renal Columns - CORRECT ANSWER Inward extensions of the cortex tissue separating the
renal pyramids
Afferent Arteriole - CORRECT ANSWER The small artery that carries blood toward the
capillaries of the glomerulus
Collecting Duct - CORRECT ANSWER A segment of the nephron that returns water form the
filtrate to the bloodstream
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Bladder - CORRECT ANSWER Elastic, hollow, muscular organ that provides temporary
storage for urine
Kidney - CORRECT ANSWER Filters waste from the blood like urea, water, salt and proteins
Ureter - CORRECT ANSWER A duct leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Adrenal Gland - CORRECT ANSWER A pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the
kidneys
Renal Vein - CORRECT ANSWER Vessel that carries blood away from the kidney to the
inferior vena cava
Renal Artery - CORRECT ANSWER Vessel that carries blood to the kidney
Aorta - CORRECT ANSWER
Inferior Vena Cava - CORRECT ANSWER Brings oxygen poor blood from the lower part of
the body to the right atrium
Urethra - CORRECT ANSWER Tube from urinary bladder to the outside of the body
What structures comprise the internal anatomy of the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cortex
(cortical and juxtamedullary regions)
-Ureter
-Major calyx
-Minor calyx
, -Renal pelvis
-Renal pyramids
-Medulla
-Renal columns
Kidney Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER
Juxtamedullary Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER Nephrons only found in medullary area
Major Calyx - CORRECT ANSWER -Formed by the convergence of several minor calyces
-Drain urine from the minor calyxes into the renal pelvis
Minor Calyx - CORRECT ANSWER Collects urine at the tip of each renal pyramid
Renal Pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER -Places where major calyces converge
-Portion of the kidney that narrows to become the ureter
Renal Pyramids - CORRECT ANSWER Triangular shapes in medulla of the kidney
Kidney Medulla - CORRECT ANSWER Collecting ducts that drain urine from nephron to
calyces
Renal Columns - CORRECT ANSWER Inward extensions of the cortex tissue separating the
renal pyramids
Afferent Arteriole - CORRECT ANSWER The small artery that carries blood toward the
capillaries of the glomerulus
Collecting Duct - CORRECT ANSWER A segment of the nephron that returns water form the
filtrate to the bloodstream
