Urinary System Quiz

Which of the following is a function of the urinary system?

• Producing bile

• Removing metabolic waste

• Producing digestive enzymes

• Storing feces

Which organ is a primary component of the urinary system?

• Urethra

• Kidney

• Liver

• Gallbladder

What is the parenchyma of the kidneys?

• The renal capsule

• Cortex and medulla

• Renal sinus

• Renal hilum

Which of the following is filtered out of the blood by nephrons?

• Glucose

• Large proteins

• Urea

• Hormones only

Ureters are lined with what type of epithelial tissue (ET)?

• Simple squamous

• Stratified squamous

• Transitional epithelium

• Pseudostratified ciliated columnar

The upper portion of the ureter has how many layers of smooth muscle tissue (SMT)?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

The lower portion of the ureter has how many layers of smooth muscle tissue (SMT)?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Another term for urination is:

• Filtration

• Defecation

• Micturition

• Transcytosis

What is the muscle that voids the bladder?

• Detrusor muscle

• Psoas major

• External urethral sphincter

• Iliacus

What is the organ that drains the bladder to the outside?

• Ureter

• Urethra

• Renal pelvis

• Collecting duct