Urinary System Practice TEAS Questions

1. The functional unit of the kidney is called:

a. Glomerulus

b. Capsule

c. Nephron

d. Renal Cortex

c. Nephron

2. Urine travels from the kidneys to the bladder via:

a. Urethra

b. Ureters

c. Pelvic artery

d. Collecting ducts

b. Ureters

3. Urine contains all of the following except:

a. Protein

b. Ions

c. Urea

d. Water

a. Protein

4. The bladder consists of what type of muscle?

a. Striated muscle

b. Non-striated muscle

c. Voluntary muscle

d. None of the above

b. Non-striated muscle

5. The glomerulus consists of:

a. Renal tissue

b. Proximal convoluted tubules

c. Capillary network containing large pores

d. Lymphatic vessels

c. Capillary network containing large pores

6. What carries oxygenated blood to the kidneys?

a. Renal veins

b. Renal arteries

c. Abdominal aorta

d. Thoracic aorta

b. Renal arteries

7. What is the name of the arteriole entering the glomerulus?

a. Efferent arteriole

b. Afferent arteriole

c. Peritubular artery

d. Renal artery

b. Afferent arteriole

What does not enter into the Bowman's capsule?

a. Water, ions, waste products

b. Protein

c. Red and white blood cells

d. A and B

d. A and B

9. What helps regulate the pressure within in the glomerulus

a. Efferent arteriole

b. Distal convoluted tubule

c. Afferent arteriole

d. Bowman's capsule

a. Efferent arteriole

10. Urine exits the bodies of males and females via:

a. Ureters

b. Tubules

c. Bladder

d. Urethra

d. Urethra

11. Movement of substances from the peritubular capillary to the glomerular filtrate is called:

a. Filtrate

b. Tubular secretion

c. Albumin

d. Urea

b. Tubular secretion

12. What type of blood vessels are in the glomerulus?

a. Fenestrated capillaries

b. Discontinuous capillaries

c. Renal capillaries

d. Renal venules

a. Fenestrated capillaries

13. What makes up the renal corpuscle?

a. Glomerulus and renal arteries

b. Bowman's capsule and renal veins

c. Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule

d. Bowman's capsule and vasa recta capillaries

c. Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule

14. Which is the filtration unit of the kidney?

a. Bowman's capsule

b. Renal corpuscle

c. Nephron

d. Distal convoluted tubule

b. Renal corpuscle

15. The kidney is divided into two regions.

a. Posterior and anterior

b. Superior and inferior

c. Renal cortex and nephrons

d. Renal cortex and renal medulla

d. Renal cortex and renal medulla

16. Urine contains significant amounts of urea.

a. True

b. False

a. True

17. The presence of glucose in urine may indicate which of the following medical conditions?

a. Anemia

b. Hypertension

c. Hypoglycemia

d. Diabetes

d. Diabetes

18. The following are functions of the urinary system except:

a. Reabsorption of nutrients and ions

b. Maintaining pH balance

c. Regulating fluid balance

d. Reabsorption of urea

d. Reabsorption of urea

19. Antidiuretic hormone plays a vital role in which kidney function?

a. Promotes the retention of fluid

b. Promotes the release of fluid

c. Stimulated when someone drinks a lot of water

d. None of the above

a. Promotes the retention of fluid

20. Which blood vessel has the smaller diameter?

a. Afferent arteriole

b. Renal vein

c. Efferent arteriole

d. Renal artery

c. Efferent arteriole

21. If someone is dehydrated what will the body produce to maintain fluid balance?

a. TSH

b. GH

c. ACTH

d. ADH

d. ADH

22. Blood flow exits the glomerulus via:

a. Efferent arteriole

b. Afferent arteriole

c. Capillaries

d. Bowman's capsule

a. Efferent arteriole