WorksheetsUrinary System
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Urine production takes place in the:
a)
nephrons
b)
bladder
c)
ureter
d)
renal pelvis
2.
Urine flows with the aid of peristalsis out of the kidneys through narrow tubes called
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Ureter
c)
Nephrons
d)
Urethra
3.
What is the function of ADH?
a)
decreases reabsorption of water and salts
b)
increases reabsorption of hydrogen ions
c)
increase reabsorption of salts
d)
increases reabsorption of water
4.
What does ADH mean?
a)
Attention deficit syndrome
b)
Antidiuretic hormone
c)
Aging decreases health
d)
Anticoncentrating hormone
5.
Which part of the renal corpuscle is a ball of capillaries?
a)
Bowman's capsule
b)
Glomerulus
c)
Afferent Arteriole
d)
Efferent Arteriole
6.
As the blood enters the glomerulus, the waste product that enter the glomerular capsule is called:
a)
Urine
b)
Stool
c)
Feces
d)
Filtrate
7.
Identify Letter A
a)
Bowman's Capsule
b)
Afferent Arteriole
c)
Efferent Arteriole
d)
Glomerulus
8.
Identify Letter D
a)
Bowman's Capsule
b)
Afferent Arteriole
c)
Efferent Arteriole
d)
Glomerulus
9.
Identify Letter G
a)
Renal Artery
b)
Renal Vein
c)
Loop of Henle
d)
Proximal Convoluted Tubule
10.
Identify Letter I
a)
Renal Artery
b)
Renal Vein
c)
Descending Loop of Henle
d)
Distal Convoluted Tubule
11.
Identify Letter J
a)
Distal Convoluted Tubule
b)
Collecting Duct
c)
Capillaries
d)
Proximal Convoluted Tubule
12.
What is normally found in urine?
a)
red blood cells
b)
bacteria
c)
glucose
d)
urea
13.
During the process of filtration in the nephron, most of the water, glucose, and vitamins are:
a)
stored in the bladder
b)
excreted through the ureters
c)
reabsorbed into the blood
d)
concentrated in the urine
14.
Identify Letter E
a)
Ureter
b)
Renal Capsule
c)
Renal Coretx
d)
Renal Medulla
15.
Identify Letter I
a)
Minor Calyx
b)
Renal Hilum
c)
Renal Cortex
d)
Renal Pyramid
16.
The medial indentation where the ureter, blood vessels, and nerves are connected to the kidney is called the ________.
a)
renal hilum
b)
renal pyramid
c)
renal capsule
d)
renal column
17.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the functions of the kidneys?
a)
produce hormones that assist in digestion
b)
convert vitamin D to its active form
c)
regulate blood volume
d)
dispose of metabolic waste products
18.
Which one of the following terms describes the location of the kidneys?
a)
retroperitoneal
b)
retroactive
c)
intraperitoneal
d)
suprarenal
19.
Most nephrons are located within the renal ________.
a)
cortex
b)
pelvis
c)
pyramids
d)
medulla
20.
Urine is transported from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body by the ________.
a)
urethra
b)
ureter
c)
trigone
d)
collecting duct
21.
The average adult urinary bladder is moderately full with ________ of urine within it.
a)
500 mL
b)
1 L
c)
1 Gallon
d)
2 L
22.
What are the cortex-like extensions that separate the renal (medullary) pyramids?
a)
renal columns
b)
renal vein
c)
renal medulla
d)
renal cortex
23.
What is #3?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
24.
The outer layer of the kidney
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
glomerulus
d)
Bowman's capsule
25.
What is the functional filtration unit in the kidney?
a)
hilum
b)
calyx
c)
nephron
d)
bladder
26.
What C-shaped structure in the nephron surrounds the glomerulus?
a)
Bowman's capsule
b)
bladder
c)
renal pelvis
d)
hilum
27.
A cell submerged in a hypotonic solution will
a)
shrink
b)
swell
c)
stay the same
28.
A cell submerged in a hypertonic solution will
a)
shrink
b)
swell
c)
stay the same
29.
Osmotic Pressure: Water will travel across a membrane from a high concentration to a lower concentration of solutes.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Extracellular fluids includes blood plasma.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Our bodies maintain a steady pH balance using a hydrogen carbonate ( HCO3- ) buffer system.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Kidneys help maintain the pH balance in our blood by maintaining levels of
a)
bicarbonate
b)
hydroxide ions
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
lithium ions
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