ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
True or False:
The bladder drains into the ureters. - CORRECT ANSWER - False, the urethra
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? - CORRECT ANSWER
- No, the kidneys lie between T12 and L3
Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal adipose capsule. - CORRECT
ANSWER - The renal adipose capsule is a fatty layer outside the renal capsule that
protects the kidney from trauma.
Name the layer and discuss the purpose of its extensions in the region highlighter in blue, below:
- CORRECT ANSWER - The renal pelvis; the extensions are called calyces which collect
urine.
These arteries flow in between the renal pyramids. - CORRECT ANSWER - Interlobar
After filtration occurs, next blood travels into these vessels. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Efferent arteriole
Name the region in the diagram below, indicated by the red arrow. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Loop of Henle, descending loop
Which of the following is true about the location of the bladder? - CORRECT ANSWER -
In females, the bladder is anterior to the vagina.