Urinary System

The main functions of the urinary system are...

• Removal of waste and storage of nutrients

• Regulation of water balance and blood glucose level

• Regulation of water and electrolyte balance, only

• Removal of waste and regulation of water and electrolyte balance

What is the collective name for the layers of muscle in the wall of the urinary bladder?

• The muscularis

• The ureteral muscles

• The detrusor muscle

• The sphincter muscles

Blood vessels and the renal calices are located in the...

• Renal hilum

• Renal pelvis

• Renal capsule

• Renal sinus

Urine is propelled along the ureters by peristaltic waves of muscular contractions.

• True

• False

The renal cortex is more superficial than the renal medulla.

• True

• False

The functional unit of the kidney is the...

• Vasa recta

• Nephron

• Glomerulus

• Renal Corpuscle

Blood vessels, nerves and the renal pelvis enter/exit the kidney at the...

• Hilum

• Corticomedullary junction

• Ureter

• Renal sinus

The major calices merge to form a single, funnel-shaped...

• Renal pelvis

• Renal pyramid

• Renal cortex

• Renal medulla

The two components of a nephron are the...

• Renal tubule and vasa recta

• Renal corpuscle and renal tubule

• Glomerulus and renal tubule

• Renal corpuscle and glomerulus

Filtration occurs in the renal corpuscle.

• True

• False