Urinary System Human Bodies

Which term describes the waste products in urine that accumulate to toxic levels

• urinalysis

• uremia

• urology

• ketonuria

Which term describes increased ketone bodies in urine?

• urinalysis

• uremia

• urology

• ketonuria

Kidneys receive approx what percentage of blood pumped from the heart each minute?

(Hint: it receives one of the highest amounts of blood flow of any organ in the body)

• 5%

• 10%

• 20%

• 40%

What part of the kidney do the vessels, nerves, and ureter connect to?

• cortex

• medulla

• pelvis

• hilum

the triangular divisions of the medulla of the kidney are called

• renal cortex

• renal pyramid

• renal papilla

• renal pelvis

What term describes an expansion of the upper end of a ureter where calyces empty urine

• renal medulla

• renal column

• renal pelvis

• renal papilla

The structural and functional unit of the kidney is called the

• glomerulus

• renal pyramid

• calyx

• nephron

Another name for the Bowman's capsule is the

• renal cortex

• renal tubule

• glomerular capsule

• nephron

Which renal tubule structure consists of a straight descending limb, a hairpin turn, and a straight ascending limb?

• proximal convoluted tubule

• Loop of Henle

• distal convoluted tubule

• collecting duct

What urinary structure is made up of a network of blood capillaries tightly balled together?

• glomerulus

• distal convoluted tubule

• proximal convoluted tubule

• renal pelvis