Exam 30: The Urinary System

The renal pelvis divides into small tubes known as ________.

Which of the following is the outermost layer of the kidneys?

Inside the kidney, the area where the renal artery, renal vein, and ureter enter is called the renal ________, which is formed by the expansion of the ureter inside the kidney.

Which of the following occurs in the renal corpuscles?

The internal floor of the bladder contains three openings, one for the urethra and two for the ureters, that form a triangle called the ________ of the bladder.

The mass of capillaries in the Bowman's capsule that forms the renal corpuscle is called the ________.

The ________ is shown at number 4 on the figure.

The middle portion of the kidneys is the ____.

Donna came to the office today complaining of back pain, fever, nausea, and blood in her urine. She has a recent history of bladder infection. The physician diagnoses pyelonephritis. Which of the following would you expect the physician to prescribe?

The expansion of the ureter inside the kidneys is the ____.

The outermost layer of the kidney is the renal ________.

Which process of urine formation decreases when the blood pressure decreases, and increases when the blood pressure increases?

During the ____ process of urine formation, substances move from the blood into the renal tubules.

The ____ join with other, similar structures from other nephrons to form collecting ducts.

The wall of the bladder contains smooth muscle, called the _______ muscle, that contracts to push urine from the bladder into the urethra.

The kidneys lie behind the peritoneal cavity in the ________ position.

The kidneys are in which position when compared to the peritoneal cavity?

The group of capillaries that forms the renal corpuscle is called the ____.

You would anticipate that a patient who has had ____ may develop cystitis.

Which of the following describes acute renal failure?