The pelvic region - kidneys

The urinary function of elimination occurs through the

a) glomerulus

b) kidney

c) liver

d) ureter

e) urethra

e) urethra

Urine is carried to the urinary bladder by

a) blood vessels

b) lymphatics

c) the calyces

d) the ureters

e) the urethra

d) the ureters

Each of the following organs is part of the urinary system except the

a) kidney

b) rectum

c) ureter

d) urethra

e) urinary bladder

b) rectum

Urine is temporarily stored in the

a) kidney

b) trigone

c) ureter

d) urethra

e) urinary bladder

e) urinary bladder

Urine is carried from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body by the

a) collecting duct

b) convoluted tubule

c) glomerulus

d) ureter

e) urethra

e) urethra

The excretory functions of the urinary system are preformed by the

a) glomerulus

b) kidneys

c) ureters

d) urethra

e) urinary bladder

b) kidneys

When the bladder is full, urine is eliminated through the process known as

a) defecation

b) emesis

c) micturition

d) segmentation

c) micturition

A glomerulus is

a) a knot of capillaries within the renal corpuscle

b) attached to the collecting duct

c) the expanded end of a nephron

d) the horseshoe-shaped segment of the nephron

e) the source of erythropoietin

a) a knot of capillaries within the renal corpuscle

The prominent indentation on the medial surface of the kidney is the

a) calyx

b) hilum

c) pelvis

d) pyramid

e) ureter

b) hilum

The outermost layer of the kidney is the

a) fibrous capsule

b) major calyx

c) renal cortex

d) renal medulla

e) renal pelvis

a) fibrous capsule

The cavity of the kidney that receives urine from the calyces is called the

a) renal cortex

b) renal medulla

c) renal papilla

d) renal pelvis

e) renal sinus

d) renal pelvis

Blood leaves the glomerulus through a blood vessel called the

a) afferent arteriole

b) efferent arteriole

c) interlobular arteriole

d) renal vein

e) vasa recta

b) efferent arteriole

Renal columns are

a) bundles of tissue that tented between pyramids from the cortex

b) conical structures that are located in the renal medulla

c) expanded ends of the ureters

d) internal cavities lined by the fibrous capsule

e) the basic functional unties of the kidney

a) bundles of tissue that tented between pyramids from the cortex

The expanded beginning of the ureter connects to the

a) renal calyx

b) renal corpuscle

c) renal hilum

d) renal pelvis

e) renal sinus

d) renal pelvis

Filtrate first passes from the glomerular capsule to the

a) collecting duct

b) distal convolute tubule

c) minor calyx

d) nephron loop

e) proximal convoluted tubule

e) proximal convoluted tubule

The efferent arteriole of a nephron divides to form a network of capillaries within the cortex called the ________ capillaries

a) casa recta

b) cortical

c) efferent

d) glomerular

e) peritubular

e) peritubular

The following is a list of the blood vessels that carry blood to the kidney. In what order does blood pass through these vessels starting at the renal artery?

1. afferent arteriole

2. arcuate artery

3. interlobular artery

4. semental artery

5. glomerulus

6. cortical radiate artery

7. efferent arteriole

8. peritubular capillary

a) 4, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5, 7, 8

b) 4, 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 7, 8

c) 4, 3, 2, 6, 7, 5, 1, 8

d) 4, 6, 2, 3, 7, 5, 1, 8

e) 4, 3, 6, 2, 1, 5, 7, 8

b) 4, 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 7, 8

Eighty percent of nephrons in the human kidney are located in the _______ and have short nephron loops

a) capsule

b) cortex

c) medulla

d) pelvis

e) pyramids

b) cortex

Nephrons located close to the medulla with long nephron loops are called________ nephrons

a) cortical

b) henle

c) juxtaglomerular

d) juxtamendullary

e) vasa recta

d) juxtamendullary

Which of the following components of the nephron is largely confined to the renal medulla?

a) collecting ducts

b) distal convoluted tubule

c) glomerular capsule

d) glomerulus

e) proximal convoluted tubule

a) collecting ducts

The functional units of kidneys where blood is filtered and urine produced are called

a) calyces

b) lobes

c) lobules

d) nephrons

e) pyramids

d) nephrons

The detrusor muscle

a) compresses the urinary bladder and expels urine through the urethra

b) functions as the external urinary sphincter

c) functions as the internal urinary sphincter

d) moves urine along the ureters by peristalsis

e) surrounds the renal pelvis

a) compresses the urinary bladder and expels urine through the urethra

Blood enters the _______ after exiting the interlobular artery

a) afferent arteriole

b) arcuate artery

c) cortical radiate artery

d) segmental artery

b) arcuate artery