Urinary System Practice Quiz

Which are the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder?

• Adrenal tubes
• Kidneys
• Ureters
• Urethras

There are two kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder, and one urethra.

• True
• False

The _________ is/are responsible for urine storage.

• Bladder
• Kidneys
• Ureter
• Urethra

The major organ of the urinary system is the

• Gallbladder
• Ureter
• Kidney
• Nephrons

What structure in the kidneys filters the blood?

• Ureters

• Nephrons

• Bladder

• Urethra

Each kidney contains over 1 million of these microscopic units

• adrenal glands

• glomeruli

• neurons

• nephrons

The ________________ arteries supply the kidneys with blood.

• Renal

• Urethral

• Pulmonary

• Pelvic

Which of the following are normally found in urine? Select all that apply

• salts (ions)

• water

• nitrogenous waste

• undigested food

Which structure of the nephron lies primarily in the renal medulla?

• Proximal Convoluted Tubule

• Loop of Henle

• Distal Convoluted Tubule

• Glomerulus

Where does FILTRATION take place in the nephron?

• Glomerulus

• loop of Henle

• Proximal Convoluted Tubule

• Collecting Duct