Ch. 13 Urinary

Nephrons are the functional unit of what structure?

• bladder

• kidney

• ureter

• urethra

Answer explanation

232

What gives pigment to urine?

• Bilirubin

• Urine

• urochrome

• melanin

Answer explanation

237

What structure allows urine to leave the body? (The last structure prior to voiding)

• Kidney

• bladder

• ureter

• urethra

Involuntary urination while sleeping usually occurring in children <6; bedwetting.

• Enuria

• Polydipsia

• Nocturnal Enuresis

• Nocturia

Answer explanation

242

Term for blood in the urine

• Hemoglobin

• Hematuria

• Polyuria

• Oliguria

Answer explanation

242

What is a hardened mineral deposit that forms in the kidney?

• Bile Calculi

• Septicemia

• Renal calculi

• Uremia

Answer explanation

242

Term meaning lack of urine production (no urine forming)

• uresis

• hematuria

• enuresis

• anuria

Answer explanation

oliguria- decreased urine production

anuria- lack of production

What hormone stimulates the kidneys to decrease the reabsorption of sodium so that the sodium and water remain in the filtrate?

• Atrial Natriuretic peptide (ANP)

• Renin

• Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)

• Aldosterone

Which are functions of the kidneys? (select all)

• pH balance

• Vitamin C activation

• Vitamin D activation

• produce erythropoietin

• Renin secretion

How many ureters are in body?

• 1

• 2

• 3