A&P: Final Exam - Ch. 24

Front

The ___________ transfer urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

ureters

urethras

vas deferens and uterine tubes

efferent arteries

Back

ureters

Front

What is the correct sequence of organs for the formation and elimination of urine?

Bladder, urethra, kidney, ureter

Kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra

Kidney, urethra, bladder, ureter

Kidney, bladder, ureter, urethra

Urethra, bladder, kidney, ureter

Back

Kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra

Front

In response to low blood ________, the kidneys secrete __________.

calcium; renin

oxygen; erythropoietin

sodium; calcitriol

potassium; erythropoietin

glucose; calcitriol

Back

oxygen; erythropoietin

Front

In order to accommodate the large liver,

the left kidney is about 2 centimeters inferior to the right kidney.

the right kidney is about 2 centimeters inferior to the left kidney.

Back

the right kidney is about 2 centimeters inferior to the left kidney.

Front

From innermost to outermost, the protective layers on the kidney are the

fibrous capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.

renal corpuscle, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.

renal fascia, paranephric fat, renal corpuscle, perinephric fat.

renal fascia, perinephric fat, fibrous capsule, paranephric fat.

fibrous capsule, paranephric fat, renal fascia, perinephric fat.

Back

fibrous capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat.

Front

An adult human kidney typically contains ______ renal pyramid(s).

2 to 5

8 to 15

16 to 24

1

30 to 40

Back

8 to 15

Front

Which of the following choices lists structures in the order in which urine flows through them?

Major calyx, minor calyx, renal pelvis

Renal pelvis, major calyx, minor pelvis

Minor calyx, major calyx, renal pelvis

Major pelvis, minor calyx, renal pelvis

Major calyx, renal pelvis, minor calyx

Back

Minor calyx, major calyx, renal pelvis

Front

Autonomic innervation of the kidney includes

Cranial Nerve V and sympathetic nerves from T1–T2.

Cranial Nerve V and sympathetic nerves from T10–T12.

Cranial Nerve X and sympathetic nerves from T1–T2.

Cranial Nerve X and sympathetic nerves from T10–T12.

Back

Cranial Nerve X and sympathetic nerves from T10–T12.

Front

Pain from the kidneys is usually referred by way of the

autonomic pathways to the inferior pelvic organs.

sympathetic pathways to the T11–L2 dermatomes.

somatic pathways to the left shoulder.

parasympathetic pathways to the T1–T2 dermatomes.

Back

sympathetic pathways to the T11–L2 dermatomes.

Front

The thick tangle of capillary loops found within a corpuscle is known as the

Bowman.

convoluted capillary bed.

glomerular capsule.

glomerulus.

nephron.

Back

glomerulus