Excretory System

Nephrons are found within the kidney, extending across which two layers?

• renal cortex and renal medulla

• renal pelvis and renal pyramids

• renal capsule and renal cortex

• renal pyramids and renal pelvis

After urine is produces, which of the following is the route that it will travel before leaving the body?

• renal pyramids, major calyx, minor calyx, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra

• renal pyramids, renal pelvis, major calyx, minor calyx, ureter, bladder, urethra

• renal pyramids, minor calyx, major calyx, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra

• renal pyramids, renal cortex, renal pelvis, renal capsule, ureter, bladder urethra

In which section of the nephron are steroids and drugs secreted?

• collecting ducts

• distal convoluted tubule

• Bowman's capsule

• glomerulus

The relaxation and expansion of what structure causes you to voluntarily urinate?

• renal pelvis

• internal urethral sphincter

• external urethral sphincter

• ureter

Which of the following structures within a nephron is actually part of the circulatory system rather than the urinary?

• collecting ducts

• distal convoluted tubule

• Bowman's capsule

• glomerulus

In the picture, which location does most of the water get reabsorbed into the blood?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Recall where in the kidney the Bowman's capsules are found.

• Renal Medulla

• Renal Cortex

• Renal Pelvis

Recall where in the nephron ultrafiltration occurs.

• Proximal convoluted tubule

• Collecting duct

• Urethra

• Bowman's capsule

Recall where in the nephron reabsorption of water using a counter current system occurs.

• Collecting duct

• Bowman's capsule

• Loop of Henle

• Urethra

Which tube connects the kidney to the bladder?

• urethra

• ureter

• glomerulus

• distal convolution