BIOD152 COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
FULL SOLUTIONS
●● A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the T5 level,
with no spinal cord injury. Would you suspect the kidneys to be
damaged? Why or why not?
Answer: No, the kidneys lie between the T-12 and L-3
●● Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal fascia.
Answer: The outer renal fascia is dense fibrous connective tissue which
keeps the kidney in place inside the abdominal cavity.
●● Name the layer and the parts of the nephrons located in the region
highlighted in green, below.
Answer: Located within the cortex are the glomerular capsule and the
distal and proximal convoluted tubule sections of the nephrons.
●● These arteries flow in between the renal pyramids.
Answer: A. Afferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D.Arcuate
, E. Correct Answer Interlobar
F. Renal
●● After filtration occurs, next blood travels into these vessels.
Answer: A. Correct! Efferent arteriole
B. Lobar veins
C. Interlobular veins
D. Arcuate artery
E. Interlobar vein
F. Vasa recta
●● Name the region in the diagram below, indicated by the red arrow.
Answer: DCT (Distal convoluted tubule)
●● Which of the following is false about the location of the bladder?
Answer: A. In males, the bladder is anterior to the rectum.
B. In females, the bladder is posterior to the uterus.
C. In females, the bladder is in between the rectum and the uterus.
D. In males, the bladder is above the prostate gland.
Correct! E. B&C are false
F. A&D are false
EVALUATION VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
FULL SOLUTIONS
●● A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the T5 level,
with no spinal cord injury. Would you suspect the kidneys to be
damaged? Why or why not?
Answer: No, the kidneys lie between the T-12 and L-3
●● Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal fascia.
Answer: The outer renal fascia is dense fibrous connective tissue which
keeps the kidney in place inside the abdominal cavity.
●● Name the layer and the parts of the nephrons located in the region
highlighted in green, below.
Answer: Located within the cortex are the glomerular capsule and the
distal and proximal convoluted tubule sections of the nephrons.
●● These arteries flow in between the renal pyramids.
Answer: A. Afferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D.Arcuate
, E. Correct Answer Interlobar
F. Renal
●● After filtration occurs, next blood travels into these vessels.
Answer: A. Correct! Efferent arteriole
B. Lobar veins
C. Interlobular veins
D. Arcuate artery
E. Interlobar vein
F. Vasa recta
●● Name the region in the diagram below, indicated by the red arrow.
Answer: DCT (Distal convoluted tubule)
●● Which of the following is false about the location of the bladder?
Answer: A. In males, the bladder is anterior to the rectum.
B. In females, the bladder is posterior to the uterus.
C. In females, the bladder is in between the rectum and the uterus.
D. In males, the bladder is above the prostate gland.
Correct! E. B&C are false
F. A&D are false
