Nursing 126 Final Exam Review 2026 – Actual Test Questions &
Comprehensive Study Guide
Structure/function of the urinary tract - ANSWER--Function: removal of waste
products
-Structure: Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, adrenal glands, orifices, trigone
Draw a diagram of the urinary tract - ANSWER-
structure/function/location of kidneys - ANSWER--Function: primary regulators of
fluids & acids, 1500ml of arteriole blood passes for filtration
-Location: found on either side of spinal column, connected to descending aorta
-Structure:
Nephrons - approx. one million, functional unit of kidneys, filter blood, move
metabolic waste product
Draw a diagram of the kidneys - ANSWER-
structure/function of nephron - ANSWER--Structure: endothelium thin & porous,
renal corpuscle which consists of glomerulus (group of capillaries) surrounded by a
sac called bowman's capsule, renal tubule
-Function: fluids & solutes move from the capillaries into the endothelium lining the
inside of the glomerular capillaries into glomerular capsule
draw a nephron - ANSWER-