BIOD 152 MODULE 7 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ * True or False: The bladder drains into the ureters.
Answer: False.
◉ 2. A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the T5
level, with no spinal cord injury. Would you suspect the kidneys to
the damaged? Why or why not?
Answer: No, the kidneys lie between the T12-L3.
◉ * A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the L1
level, with no spinal cord injury. Would you suspect the kidneys to be
damaged? Why or why not?
Answer: Yes, the kidneys lay between T12-L3.
◉ 3. Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal capsule.
Answer: The renal capsule is a tough fibrous outer skin of the kidney
which protects it from injury and infection.
◉ * 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.
,◉ 4. Name the layer and discuss the purpose of its extensions in the
region highlighted in blue, below.
Answer: Several extensions of the renal pelvis called calyces collect
urine which drains continuously into the renal pelvis and
subsequently into the ureter, which transports the urine to the
bladder to be stored.
◉ * 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.
◉ * Name the layer and the specific highlighted in blue below.
Answer: The renal medulla which is divided into sections called
pyramids that point toward the center of the kidney.
◉ 5. These arteries feed the afferent arterioles.
A. Efferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D. Arcuate
E. Interlobar
, F. Renal
Answer: Interlobular
◉ * These arteries flow in between the renal pyramids.
A. Afferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D. Arcuate
E. Interlobar
F. Renal
Answer: Interlobar.
◉ * These arteries divide into segmental arteries as they flow into
the kidney.
A. Afferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D. Aruate
E. Interlobar
F. Renal
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ * True or False: The bladder drains into the ureters.
Answer: False.
◉ 2. A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the T5
level, with no spinal cord injury. Would you suspect the kidneys to
the damaged? Why or why not?
Answer: No, the kidneys lie between the T12-L3.
◉ * A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the L1
level, with no spinal cord injury. Would you suspect the kidneys to be
damaged? Why or why not?
Answer: Yes, the kidneys lay between T12-L3.
◉ 3. Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal capsule.
Answer: The renal capsule is a tough fibrous outer skin of the kidney
which protects it from injury and infection.
◉ * 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.
,◉ 4. Name the layer and discuss the purpose of its extensions in the
region highlighted in blue, below.
Answer: Several extensions of the renal pelvis called calyces collect
urine which drains continuously into the renal pelvis and
subsequently into the ureter, which transports the urine to the
bladder to be stored.
◉ * 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.
◉ * Name the layer and the specific highlighted in blue below.
Answer: The renal medulla which is divided into sections called
pyramids that point toward the center of the kidney.
◉ 5. These arteries feed the afferent arterioles.
A. Efferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D. Arcuate
E. Interlobar
, F. Renal
Answer: Interlobular
◉ * These arteries flow in between the renal pyramids.
A. Afferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D. Arcuate
E. Interlobar
F. Renal
Answer: Interlobar.
◉ * These arteries divide into segmental arteries as they flow into
the kidney.
A. Afferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D. Aruate
E. Interlobar
F. Renal
