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Unit 11 Quiz - Urinary System

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organ is NOT associated with the urinary system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Kidney

c)

Ureter

d)

Bladder

2.

The kidney's primary function is to...

a)

Produce urine

b)

Release acids to digest food

c)

store urine for release

d)

transport fluids to the bloodstream

3.

The renal arteries and veins enter and exit the kidney at the ______________.

a)

Hilium

b)

Renal cortex

c)

Renal medulla

d)

Nephron

4.

As the blood enters the kidney through the renal artery, the arterial blood flow ultimately ends at the _____________.

a)

Glomerulus

b)

Renal cortex

c)

Distal tubule of nephron

d)

Bladder

5.

As the venous blood begins to leave the kidney, it ultimately ends up in the ___________.

a)

Inferior vena cava

b)

Abdominal aorta

c)

Glomerulus

d)

Proximal tubule of nephron

6.

Once the arterial blood enters the glomerulus of the nephron, the filtered waste will then enter the _____________.

a)

Proximal tubule

b)

Loop of Henle

c)

Distal tubule

d)

Collection tubule

7.

Once the waste is filtered in the nephron, it leaves the kidney to end up in the ____________.

a)

Bladder

b)

Minor calyx

c)

Ureter

d)

Glomerulus

8.

The proximal and distal tubules both have epithelial cell types that function in absorption of water and salts. These epithelial cells are _______________

a)

Simple squamous

b)

Simple cuboidal

c)

Simple columnar

d)

Pseudostratified columnar

9.

Of the total number of nephrons in the kidney, _______% of them are "cortical" type.

a)

85

b)

25

c)

75

d)

15

10.

The nephron is designed to filter various substances out of the blood. The primary substance that it reabsorbs is ___________.

a)

Water

b)

Urine

c)

Sugar

d)

Protein

11.

The glomerulus of the nephron is found inside of the ___________.

a)

Alveoli

b)

Renal corpuscle

c)

Hilium

d)

Renal lobe

12.

The section of the nephron that is tasked with most of the water absorption is the ____________.

a)

Loop of Henle

b)

Proximal tubule

c)

Distal tubule

d)

Collection tubule

13.

The section of the nephron that secretes ions and acids is the _____________.

a)

Distal tubule

b)

Proximal tubule

c)

Loop of Henle

d)

Glomerulus

14.

Once the waste is removed by the nephron, the section that provides the final analysis and adjustment of the waste is the _____________.

a)

Collection tubule

b)

Glomerulus

c)

Loop of Henle

d)

Distal tubule

15.

The ureter exits the kidney and transports material to the ______________.

a)

Bladder

b)

Testes

c)

Inferior vena cava

d)

Heart

16.

The male urethra is ___________ than the females.

a)

Longer

b)

Shorter

17.

The first urge to urinate is when the bladder is about ________ mL in volume with urine.

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200

18.

As your urinary system ages, which of the following can happen?

a)

Nephrons increase in number.

b)

Glomerulus filtration rate decreases.

c)

ADH sensitivity increases.

d)

Bladder gets larger

19.

Name the organ!!

a)

Kidney

b)

Liver

c)

Sternocleidomastoid

d)

Stomach

20.

Name the region!!

a)

Renal cortex

b)

Renal medulla

c)

Hilium

d)

Ureter

21.

Name the region!!

a)

Renal cortex

b)

Renal medulla

c)

Hilium

d)

Urethra

22.

Name the structure!!

a)

Glomerulus

b)

Distal tubule

c)

Loop of Henle

d)

Renal vein

23.

Name the structure!!

a)

Distal tubule

b)

Bladder

c)

Glomerulus

d)

Collecting tubule