Question 1

Each nephron has its own collecting duct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the normal pH of blood?

Accepted Answer

A) neutral 
B) slightly basic 
C) slightly acidic 
D) extremely basic 
E) extremely acidic 
A) neutral 
B) slightly basic 
C) slightly acidic 
D) extremely basic 
E) extremely acidic

Question 3

Tubular reabsorption requires both passive and active modes of reabsorption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why does urine have an acidic pH?

Accepted Answer

A) The kidneys filter and excrete H+ from the blood. 
B) The kidneys produce H+ in the process of filtering the blood. 
C) The blood has an acidic pH and the kidneys produce urine similar to the pH of the blood. 
D) There is a high concentration of HCl acid in the urine producing an acidic substance. 
E) The kidneys absorb H+ ions and excrete bicarbonate ions. 
A) The kidneys filter and excrete H+ from the blood. 
B) The kidneys produce H+ in the process of filtering the blood. 
C) The blood has an acidic pH and the kidneys produce urine similar to the pH of the blood. 
D) There is a high concentration of HCl acid in the urine producing an acidic substance. 
E) The kidneys absorb H+ ions and excrete bicarbonate ions.

Question 5

What hormones regulate the reabsorption of sodium and water in the distal convoluted tubule?

Accepted Answer

A) creatinine and renin 
B) renin and aquaporin 
C) aquaporin and aldosterone 
D) aldosterone and renin 
E) creatinine and aldosterone 
A) creatinine and renin 
B) renin and aquaporin 
C) aquaporin and aldosterone 
D) aldosterone and renin 
E) creatinine and aldosterone

Question 6

How are excretion and defecation alike?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are carried out by the urinary system. 
B) Both eliminate waste from the body. 
C) Both are carried out by the digestive system. 
D) Both involve the kidneys. 
E) Both involve the colon. 
A) Both are carried out by the urinary system. 
B) Both eliminate waste from the body. 
C) Both are carried out by the digestive system. 
D) Both involve the kidneys. 
E) Both involve the colon.

Question 7

In the analogy where the liver is like the sewage treatment plant,the kidneys are like

Accepted Answer

A) the trucks that take the waste out of town. 
B) the people who produce the waste. 
C) trash cans where the waste is stored. 
D) the trucks that carry the waste from the people who produce it to the treatment plant. 
E) trucks that produce the wastE. 
A) the trucks that take the waste out of town. 
B) the people who produce the waste. 
C) trash cans where the waste is stored. 
D) the trucks that carry the waste from the people who produce it to the treatment plant. 
E) trucks that produce the wastE.

Question 8

Explain the three steps involved in urine formation.

Accepted Answer

1.Glomerular filtration: water,salts,nut

Question 9

Substances that are nonfilterable in the glomerulus exit the nephron through the afferent arteriole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which part of the urinary system is shared with the reproductive system in males?

Accepted Answer

A) bladder 
B) ureters 
C) kidneys 
D) urethra 
E) renal pelvis 
A) bladder 
B) ureters 
C) kidneys 
D) urethra 
E) renal pelvis

Question 11

What is an infection of the urinary bladder called?

Accepted Answer

A) cystitis 
B) urethritis 
C) pyelonephritis 
D) hemodialysis 
E) uremia 
A) cystitis 
B) urethritis 
C) pyelonephritis 
D) hemodialysis 
E) uremia

Question 12

Which of the following does not assist the kidneys in excretion of nitrogenous wastes?

Accepted Answer

A) liver 
B) sweat glands 
C) muscles 
D) blood 
E) pancreas 
A) liver 
B) sweat glands 
C) muscles 
D) blood 
E) pancreas

Question 13

In CAPD,what serves as the dialysis membrane?

Accepted Answer

A) the walls of the blood vessels 
B) a filter inside the instrument 
C) the kidneys themselves 
D) the peritoneum 
E) the pleural membrane 
A) the walls of the blood vessels 
B) a filter inside the instrument 
C) the kidneys themselves 
D) the peritoneum 
E) the pleural membrane

Question 14

Which substance is removed from the blood during tubular secretion?

Accepted Answer

A) H+ 
B) Na+ 
C) Aldosterone 
D) water 
E) Cl- 
A) H+ 
B) Na+ 
C) Aldosterone 
D) water 
E) Cl-

Question 15

The reabsorption of water in the kidneys always precedes the reabsorption of salt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following particles are not filtered out of the blood in the glomerulus?

Accepted Answer

A) plasma proteins 
B) water 
C) nitrogenous wastes 
D) salts 
E) nutrients 
A) plasma proteins 
B) water 
C) nitrogenous wastes 
D) salts 
E) nutrients

Question 17

How is penicillin removed from the blood?

Accepted Answer

A) glomerular filtration 
B) tubular secretion 
C) tubular reabsorption 
D) phagocytosis 
E) passive transport 
A) glomerular filtration 
B) tubular secretion 
C) tubular reabsorption 
D) phagocytosis 
E) passive transport

Question 18

How many openings (inputs and outputs)are there in the urinary bladder?

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
E) five 
A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
E) five

Question 19

The collecting duct of the nephron originates in what region of the kidney and extends to what region of the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A) renal cortex to the renal medulla 
B) renal cortex to the renal pelvis 
C) renal medulla to the renal cortex 
D) renal medulla to the renal pelvis 
E) renal pelvis to the renal medulla 
A) renal cortex to the renal medulla 
B) renal cortex to the renal pelvis 
C) renal medulla to the renal cortex 
D) renal medulla to the renal pelvis 
E) renal pelvis to the renal medulla

Question 20

Which of the hormones involved in the regulation of water-salt balance is produced by the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

Accepted Answer

A) aldosterone 
B) renin 
C) ADH 
D) ANH 
E) testosterone 
A) aldosterone 
B) renin 
C) ADH 
D) ANH 
E) testosterone

Exam 11: Urinary System

Each nephron has its own collecting duct.

What is the normal pH of blood?

Tubular reabsorption requires both passive and active modes of reabsorption.

Why does urine have an acidic pH?

What hormones regulate the reabsorption of sodium and water in the distal convoluted tubule?

How are excretion and defecation alike?

In the analogy where the liver is like the sewage treatment plant,the kidneys are like

Explain the three steps involved in urine formation.

Substances that are nonfilterable in the glomerulus exit the nephron through the afferent arteriole.

Which part of the urinary system is shared with the reproductive system in males?

What is an infection of the urinary bladder called?

Which of the following does not assist the kidneys in excretion of nitrogenous wastes?

In CAPD,what serves as the dialysis membrane?

Which substance is removed from the blood during tubular secretion?

The reabsorption of water in the kidneys always precedes the reabsorption of salt.

Which of the following particles are not filtered out of the blood in the glomerulus?

How is penicillin removed from the blood?

How many openings (inputs and outputs)are there in the urinary bladder?

The collecting duct of the nephron originates in what region of the kidney and extends to what region of the kidney?

Which of the hormones involved in the regulation of water-salt balance is produced by the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

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