Urinary System Test with Verified Solutions
1. Which organ is not part of the urinary tract?
A. Kidney
B. Ureter
C. Urinary bladder
D. Urethra
E. No exceptions; all of these organs are part of the urinary tract - Ans -Kidney
2. The average adult kidney weighs about 100 grams and measures about
A. 12 cm long, 6.5 cm wide, and 2.5 cm thick.
B. 8 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 1.5 cm thick.
C. 15 cm long, 10.5 cm wide, and 4.5 cm thick.
D. 8 cm long, 10.5 cm wide, and 2.5 cm thick.
E. 12 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, and 8 cm thick. - Ans -12 cm long, 6.5 cm wide, and 2.5
cm thick.
3. Which is not a function of the urinary system?
A. Regulation of blood volume
B. Excretion of wastes
C. Regulation of erythrocyte production
D. Regulation of lymphocyte production
E. Storage of urine - Ans -Regulation of lymphocyte production
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, 4. Which is not correct regarding the kidneys?
A. The kidneys are retroperitoneal.
B. The kidneys are surrounded by a fibrous renal capsule.
C. The kidneys are cushioned and insulated by adipose tissue.
D. The indented medial surface of the kidney is called the renal papilla.
E. The kidney is composed of an inner renal medulla and an outer renal cortex. - Ans -
The indented medial surface of the kidney is called the renal papilla.
5. From deep to superficial, the protective layers on the kidney are the
A. fibrous capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.
B. renal corpuscle, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.
C. renal fascia, paranephric fat, renal corpuscle, perinephric fat.
D. renal fascia, perinephric fat, fibrous capsule, paranephric fat.
E. fibrous capsule, paranephric fat, renal fascia, perinephric fat. - Ans -fibrous
capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat
6. An adult human kidney typically contains ______ renal pyramid(s).
A. 2 to 5
B. 8 to 15
C. 16 to 24
D. 1
2
E. 30 to 40 - Ans -8 to 15
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1. Which organ is not part of the urinary tract?
A. Kidney
B. Ureter
C. Urinary bladder
D. Urethra
E. No exceptions; all of these organs are part of the urinary tract - Ans -Kidney
2. The average adult kidney weighs about 100 grams and measures about
A. 12 cm long, 6.5 cm wide, and 2.5 cm thick.
B. 8 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 1.5 cm thick.
C. 15 cm long, 10.5 cm wide, and 4.5 cm thick.
D. 8 cm long, 10.5 cm wide, and 2.5 cm thick.
E. 12 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, and 8 cm thick. - Ans -12 cm long, 6.5 cm wide, and 2.5
cm thick.
3. Which is not a function of the urinary system?
A. Regulation of blood volume
B. Excretion of wastes
C. Regulation of erythrocyte production
D. Regulation of lymphocyte production
E. Storage of urine - Ans -Regulation of lymphocyte production
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, 4. Which is not correct regarding the kidneys?
A. The kidneys are retroperitoneal.
B. The kidneys are surrounded by a fibrous renal capsule.
C. The kidneys are cushioned and insulated by adipose tissue.
D. The indented medial surface of the kidney is called the renal papilla.
E. The kidney is composed of an inner renal medulla and an outer renal cortex. - Ans -
The indented medial surface of the kidney is called the renal papilla.
5. From deep to superficial, the protective layers on the kidney are the
A. fibrous capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.
B. renal corpuscle, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.
C. renal fascia, paranephric fat, renal corpuscle, perinephric fat.
D. renal fascia, perinephric fat, fibrous capsule, paranephric fat.
E. fibrous capsule, paranephric fat, renal fascia, perinephric fat. - Ans -fibrous
capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat
6. An adult human kidney typically contains ______ renal pyramid(s).
A. 2 to 5
B. 8 to 15
C. 16 to 24
D. 1
2
E. 30 to 40 - Ans -8 to 15
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