Urinary System Test Questions with Verified Answers

Urinary System Test Questions with Verified Answers
In the ______, nutrients are actively reabsorbed.

A) collecting ducts

B) proximal convoluted tubules

C) nephron loops

D) distal convoluted tubules - Ans -B) proximal convoluted tubules



As it leaves the glomerulus, blood in the efferent glomerular arteriole will next enter ______.

A) segmental veins

B) interlobar veins

C) peritubular capillaries

D) renal vein - Ans -C) peritubular capillaries



Compared to plasma, glomerular filtrate should have ______.

A) the same concentration of wastes

B) no wastes at all

C) a higher concentration of wastes

D) a lower concentration of wastes. - Ans -A) the same concentration of wastes



Water can be reabsorbed at all regions of the nephron except the ______.

A) descending limb of nephron loop

B) ascending limb of nephron loop

C) proximal convoluted tubule

D) distal convoluted tubule - Ans -B) ascending limb of nephron loop
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, Na⁺ is always reabsorbed in the ______ but is only reabsorbed in the ______ under hormonal
influence.

A) ascending limb of nephron loop; distal convoluted tubule

B) Ascending limb of nephron loop; proximal convoluted tubule

C) descending limb of nephron loop; distal convoluted tubule

D) descending limb of nephron loop; ascending limb of nephron loop - Ans -A)
ascending limb of nephron loop; distal convoluted tubule



Which of the following would be abnormal to see in urine?

A) Sodium

B) Potassium

C) Glucose

D) Urochrome - Ans -C) Glucose



The functional unit of the kidney is the ______.

A) renal corpuscle

B) glomerulus

C) nephron

D) renal tubule - Ans -C) nephron



Under normal conditions ______ would not appear in the glomerular filtrate.

A) uric acid

B) glucose

C) protein

D) creatinine - Ans -C) protein
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