SHADOW HEALTH RENAL SYSTEM
HOURLY ROUNDS EXAM PREP TEST BANK
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● the two kidneys + ureters lie in the ______ space
Answer: retroperitoneal
-most post. part of abdomin. cavity
●● The saclike urinary bladder serves as a reservoir that stores urine
until it can be eliminated from the body via the?
Answer: urethra
●● The ____ kidney is positioned posterior to the lower portion of the
liver. The _____ kidney is positioned posterior to the inferior border of
the spleen.
Answer: -Right
-Left
●● most of each ureter lies
Answer: -lies anterior to its respective kidney
,●● what connects the bladder to the exterior?
Answer: urethra
-exits from body inferior to the symphysis pubis
●● the kidneys + ureters are ______ structures. the bladder + urethra+
male reporod. organs are ____ structures
Answer: -retroperitoneal
-infraperitoneal
●● what female parts pass into the peritoneal cavity?
Answer: -uterus
-uterine tubes
-ovaries
●● which kidney is a little longer but narrower than the other
Answer: -left kidney
●● what causes the longitudinal plane of the kidneys to form a vertical
angle of about 20 degrees w the mid sag plane?
Answer: -the two psoas major muscles
-also causes kidneys rot. backwards, so medial border more anterior than
lateral border
,-gradual growth of these muscles posteriorly creates this angle, wherein
the upper pole of each kidney is closer to midline than lower pole
●● when the body is rotated _______ degrees into a posterior obl., it
places one kidney parallel to the IR. What do the obl. show?
Answer: -30 degrees into LPO or RPO
-LPO: R kidney parallel
-RPO: L kidney parallel
●● each kidney is surrounded by a mass of fatty tissue termed the? Why
is it important to us?
Answer: -termed adipose capsule/perirenal fat
-its presence around kidney permits rad. visual of kidneys on plain
abdm. images.
-sufficient density diff. btw. fat+muscle allows visual kidney outline on
most satisfactory abdm. images
●● the combined effect of expiration+supine pos. allows kidneys to lie?
Answer: -lie slightly higher in the abdominal cavity
-in these conditions, kidneys normally lie mid btw. xiphoid process+iliac
crest
-L kidney 1 cm higher than R kidney
-top of L=T11-T12 interspace
-bottom of R=L3
, ●● kidney drop on inhale=1 cm, standing=2cm. If kidneys drop farther
than this, what condition is said to exist?
Answer: nephroptosis
-most w older pts.
●● primary function of urinary system?
Answer: production of urine + its elimination
●● Buildup of nitrogenous waste products, like urea+creatinine formed
during normal metabolism of proteins, in the blood results in what
clinical condition?
Answer: uremia
-may indicate renal dysfunction
●● ________ blood is received by the kidneys directly from the
_______ via the left and right renal arteries?
Answer: -arterial blood
-abdominal aorta
●● each _____ branches and rebranches until a vast capillary network is
formed within each kidney?
Answer: renal artery
HOURLY ROUNDS EXAM PREP TEST BANK
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● the two kidneys + ureters lie in the ______ space
Answer: retroperitoneal
-most post. part of abdomin. cavity
●● The saclike urinary bladder serves as a reservoir that stores urine
until it can be eliminated from the body via the?
Answer: urethra
●● The ____ kidney is positioned posterior to the lower portion of the
liver. The _____ kidney is positioned posterior to the inferior border of
the spleen.
Answer: -Right
-Left
●● most of each ureter lies
Answer: -lies anterior to its respective kidney
,●● what connects the bladder to the exterior?
Answer: urethra
-exits from body inferior to the symphysis pubis
●● the kidneys + ureters are ______ structures. the bladder + urethra+
male reporod. organs are ____ structures
Answer: -retroperitoneal
-infraperitoneal
●● what female parts pass into the peritoneal cavity?
Answer: -uterus
-uterine tubes
-ovaries
●● which kidney is a little longer but narrower than the other
Answer: -left kidney
●● what causes the longitudinal plane of the kidneys to form a vertical
angle of about 20 degrees w the mid sag plane?
Answer: -the two psoas major muscles
-also causes kidneys rot. backwards, so medial border more anterior than
lateral border
,-gradual growth of these muscles posteriorly creates this angle, wherein
the upper pole of each kidney is closer to midline than lower pole
●● when the body is rotated _______ degrees into a posterior obl., it
places one kidney parallel to the IR. What do the obl. show?
Answer: -30 degrees into LPO or RPO
-LPO: R kidney parallel
-RPO: L kidney parallel
●● each kidney is surrounded by a mass of fatty tissue termed the? Why
is it important to us?
Answer: -termed adipose capsule/perirenal fat
-its presence around kidney permits rad. visual of kidneys on plain
abdm. images.
-sufficient density diff. btw. fat+muscle allows visual kidney outline on
most satisfactory abdm. images
●● the combined effect of expiration+supine pos. allows kidneys to lie?
Answer: -lie slightly higher in the abdominal cavity
-in these conditions, kidneys normally lie mid btw. xiphoid process+iliac
crest
-L kidney 1 cm higher than R kidney
-top of L=T11-T12 interspace
-bottom of R=L3
, ●● kidney drop on inhale=1 cm, standing=2cm. If kidneys drop farther
than this, what condition is said to exist?
Answer: nephroptosis
-most w older pts.
●● primary function of urinary system?
Answer: production of urine + its elimination
●● Buildup of nitrogenous waste products, like urea+creatinine formed
during normal metabolism of proteins, in the blood results in what
clinical condition?
Answer: uremia
-may indicate renal dysfunction
●● ________ blood is received by the kidneys directly from the
_______ via the left and right renal arteries?
Answer: -arterial blood
-abdominal aorta
●● each _____ branches and rebranches until a vast capillary network is
formed within each kidney?
Answer: renal artery
