Question 1

Each nephron has its own collecting duct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

The renal pelvis is continuous with the

Accepted Answer

A)  renal cortex. 
B)  bladder. 
C)  urethra. 
D)  ureter. 
E)  nephrons. 
A)  renal cortex. 
B)  bladder. 
C)  urethra. 
D)  ureter. 
E)  nephrons.

Question 4

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 5

What is located within the glomerular capsule?

Accepted Answer

A)  the renal cortex 
B)  the loop of Henle 
C)  several collecting ducts 
D)  a knot of capillaries 
E)  the peritubular capillary network 
A)  the renal cortex 
B)  the loop of Henle 
C)  several collecting ducts 
D)  a knot of capillaries 
E)  the peritubular capillary network

Question 6

Which of the following organs of the urinary system is the storage area for urine?

Accepted Answer

A)  bladder 
B)  kidney 
C)  ureter 
D)  renal pelvis 
E)  urethra 
A)  bladder 
B)  kidney 
C)  ureter 
D)  renal pelvis 
E)  urethra

Question 7

The urethra in females is much longer than in males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not part of a nephron?

Accepted Answer

A)  glomerular capsule 
B)  proximal convoluted tubule 
C)  loop of Henle 
D)  collecting duct 
E)  ureter 
A)  glomerular capsule 
B)  proximal convoluted tubule 
C)  loop of Henle 
D)  collecting duct 
E)  ureter

Question 9

Approximately 99% of the water that is filtered in the glomerulus is reabsorbed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

What effect does ANH have on renin?

Accepted Answer

A)  It inhibits its secretion. 
B)  It inhibits its production. 
C)  It promotes its secretion. 
D)  It promotes its production. 
E)  It produces additional hormones that accelerate the production of renin. 
A)  It inhibits its secretion. 
B)  It inhibits its production. 
C)  It promotes its secretion. 
D)  It promotes its production. 
E)  It produces additional hormones that accelerate the production of renin.

Question 14

Place the parts of the nephron in order of how filtration would occur. 1. ascending limb of loop 2. descending limb of loop 3. proximal convoluted tubule 4. glomerulus 5. collecting duct 6. distal convoluted tubule

Accepted Answer

A)  4, 3, 2, 1, 6, 5 
B)  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 
C)  2, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5 
D)  1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5 
E)  6, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5 
A)  4, 3, 2, 1, 6, 5 
B)  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 
C)  2, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5 
D)  1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5 
E)  6, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5

Question 15

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 16

List the three processes involved in the formation of urine in order. 1. tubular secretion
2) tubular reabsorption
3) glomerular filtration

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  3, 2, 1 
C)  1, 3, 2 
D)  2, 3, 1 
E)  2, 1, 3 
A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  3, 2, 1 
C)  1, 3, 2 
D)  2, 3, 1 
E)  2, 1, 3

Question 17

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

Question 18

If your blood pressure is high because of increased blood volume, what hormone will correct this?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The kidneys interact with every other organ system of the human body in maintaining homeostasis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why does glucose appear in the urine of a diabetic?

Accepted Answer

A)  The volume of urine is too great to filter. 
B)  No glucose is filtered into the glomerular filtrate. 
C)  The kidneys produce glucose in diabetes. 
D)  The carriers for glucose reabsorption reach their maximum rate of transport. 
E)  The ascending limb of the loop of Henle secretes glucose into the urine. 
A)  The volume of urine is too great to filter. 
B)  No glucose is filtered into the glomerular filtrate. 
C)  The kidneys produce glucose in diabetes. 
D)  The carriers for glucose reabsorption reach their maximum rate of transport. 
E)  The ascending limb of the loop of Henle secretes glucose into the urine.

Exam 11: Urinary System

Each nephron has its own collecting duct.

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

The renal pelvis is continuous with the

How is penicillin removed from the blood?

What is located within the glomerular capsule?

Which of the following organs of the urinary system is the storage area for urine?

The urethra in females is much longer than in males.

Which of the following is not part of a nephron?

Approximately 99% of the water that is filtered in the glomerulus is reabsorbed.

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

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

How are excretion and defecation alike?

What effect does ANH have on renin?

Place the parts of the nephron in order of how filtration would occur. 1. ascending limb of loop 2. descending limb of loop 3. proximal convoluted tubule 4. glomerulus 5. collecting duct 6. distal convoluted tubule

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

List the three processes involved in the formation of urine in order. 1. tubular secretion 2) tubular reabsorption 3) glomerular filtration

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

If your blood pressure is high because of increased blood volume, what hormone will correct this?

The kidneys interact with every other organ system of the human body in maintaining homeostasis.

Why does glucose appear in the urine of a diabetic?

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