Urinary System Practice Questions with Answers EXAM | Answered Correctly! Summer 2022-23.

Urinary System Practice Questions - ANSWERS 1. The _____________ transfer urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. a) ureters b) urethras c) vas deferens and uterine tubes d) efferent arteries 2. What is the correct sequence of organs for the formation and elimination of urine? a) bladder, urethra, kidney, ureter b) kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra c) kidney, urethra, bladder, ureter d) kidney, bladder, ureter, urethra 3. Which is NOT a function of the kidneys? a) regulation of blood pressure b) removal of wastes from the blood c) regulation of erythrocyte production d) regulation of lymphocyte production e) regulation of acid-base balance 4. The kidneys are located _________________ the peritoneum. a) Within b) anterior to c) posterior to 5. Where are the renal pyramids located within the kidney? a) renal cortex b) renal sinus c) renal pelvis d) renal medulla e) renal papilla 6. Which of the following choices lists structures in the order that urine flows through them? a) major calyx, minor calyx, renal pelvis b) renal pelvis, major calyx, minor pelvis c) minor calyx, major calyx, renal pelvis d) major pelvis, minor calyx, renal pelvis e) major calyx, renal pelvis, minor calyx 7. The first structure in the kidney to collect newly formed urine is the: a) renal capsule b) minor calyx c) renal pelvis d) renal sinus e) renal cortex 8. The renal corpuscle is located within the: a) collecting duct b) renal medulla c) renal cortex d) renal pelvis 9. The thick tangle of capillary loops found within a corpuscle is known as the: a) Bowman b) convoluted capillary bed c) glomerular capsule d) glomerulus e) nephron 10. Which is NOT correct regarding nephrons: a) the renal corpuscle includes the glomerulus and the glomerular capsule b) the renal tubule is composed of the proximal convoluted tubule, nephron loop, and distal convoluted tubule c) the nephron is the functional filtration unit in the kidney d) eighty-five percent of nephrons are cortical nephrons e) the renal corpuscle may be located in the renal cortex or renal medulla 11. The main parts of the juxtaglomerular apparatus are the: a) principal cells and macula densa b) granular cells and macula densa c) granular cells and intercalated cells d) intercalated cells and principal cells e) principal cells and granular cells 12. Granular cells synthesize and release the enzyme: a) angiotensinogen b) antidiuretic