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Urinary system and kidney nephron structure

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Medial means

a)

Towards the outside

b)

Upper portion

c)

Back side

d)

towards the midline

2.
In homeostasis, the kidney regulates the:
a)
levels of electrolytes 
b)
amount of water in the body
c)
pH
d)
all of the above
3.

A hollow muscular sac that holds up to 500 mL of urine:

a)

Bladder

b)

Kidney

c)

Ureter

d)

Urethra

4.
How many kidneys do you have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
5.
Which of the following parts is not found in the urinary system?
a)
Ureters
b)
Urethra
c)
Bladder
d)
Rectum 
6.

Which letter shows the urethra?

a)

H

b)

F

c)

D

d)

B

7.

part G is the

a)

ureter

b)

urethra

c)

renal artery

d)

renal vein

8.

Which label shows the urethra?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.
Identify Letter D
a)
Adrenal Gland
b)
Renal Artery
c)
Renal Vein
d)
Renal Pelvis
10.

Identify Letter C

a)

Renal Pyramid

b)

Renal Artery

c)

Renal Vein

d)

Renal Medulla

11.

What is # 2 ?

a)

kidney

b)

ureter

c)

urethra

d)

urinary bladder

12.

What structure carries filtrate from the renal pelvis to the bladder?

a)

Loop of Henle

b)

Distal convoluted tubule

c)

Ureter

d)

Urethra

13.

Left Kidney

a)

Structure A

b)

Structure B

c)

Structure C

d)

Structure D

e)

Structure E

14.

Urinary Bladder

a)

Structure G

b)

Structure B

c)

Structure C

d)

Structure E

e)

Structure F

15.

Right Ureter

a)

Structure G

b)

Structure B

c)

Structure C

d)

Structure E

e)

Structure F

16.

Function of Structures A&D

a)

Filters blood and produces Urine

b)

Transport urine from from kidneys to urinary bladder via peristalsis

c)

Stores urine

d)

Carries urine from bladder to outside of body

17.

Function of Structures B&E

a)

Filters blood and produces Urine

b)

Transport urine from from kidneys to urinary bladder via peristalsis

c)

Stores urine

d)

Carries urine from bladder to outside of body

18.

The Urinary System maintains homeostasis to accomplish...

a)

Maintenance of acid-base balance

b)

Regulation total water volume in the body

c)

Balance of chemicals in the body

d)

Excretion wastes and foreign substances

e)

Transport nutrients and oxygen throughout the body.

19.

Which of the following accurately outlines the movement of urine through the urinary system?

a)

Kidneys > Ureter > Urinary Bladder > Urethra

b)

Kidneys > Urethra > Urinary Bladder > Ureter

c)

Kidneys > Urinary Bladder > Urethra > Ureter

d)

Ureter > Urinary Bladder > Urethra > Kidney

e)

Urethra > Urinary Bladder > Ureter > Kidney

20.

During a kidney transplant the old kidneys are not removed, but what 3 things does the new kidney need to be connected to, so that it can function?

a)

Vein

b)

Capillary

c)

Artery

d)

Ureter

e)

Lacteal

21.

What is the tissue region labelled B called?

a)

pelvis

b)

cortex

c)

medulla

d)

capsule

22.

What is the tissue region labelled C called?

a)

medulla

b)

cortex

c)

pelvis

d)

capsule

23.

________ are blood vessels with walls made of a single layer of cells which allow fast diffusion of certain chemicals.

a)

Renal veins

b)

Renal arteries

c)

Vessels

d)

Capillaries

24.

Identify Letter I

a)

Renal Pyramid

b)

Renal Capsule

c)

Renal Coretx

d)

Renal Medulla

25.

Which structure is a cavity in the kidney that channels urine to the ureter?

a)

Renal pelvis

b)

Renal cortex

c)

Renal medulla

d)

Renal oblongata

26.

Which structures carry urine from renal pyramids to the renal pelvis?

a)

Nephrons

b)

Ureters

c)

Capillaries

d)

Calyces

27.

Concaved portion of the Kidney where blood vessels and ureters enter and leave the kidney is called the

a)

Renal hilus

b)

Concavity of the kidney

c)

Renal hilum

d)

Renal medulla

28.

Which parts of the kidney contain the nephron?

a)

Renal Pelvis

b)

Medulla

c)

Cortex

d)

Calyx

29.

____________ is the functioning unit of the Kidney

a)

Calyx

b)

Cappilaries

c)

Nephrons

d)

Renal Pyramids

30.

Name the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood away from the kidney

a)

Renal Vein

b)

Renal Artery

c)

Renal Pelvis

31.

Name structure A

a)

Collecting duct

b)

Proximal convoluted tubule

c)

Distal convoluted tubule

d)

Glomerulus

32.

Name Structure B

a)

Bowmans Capsule

b)

Loop of Henle

c)

proximal Convoluted tubule

d)

Collecting duct

33.

Name structure C

a)

Distal convoluted tubule

b)

Proximal convoluted tubule

c)

Loop of henle

d)

Glomerulus

34.

Name structure D

a)

Glomerulus

b)

Bowmans Capsule

c)

Collecting duct

d)

Loop of henle

35.

Name structure E

a)

Glomerulus

b)

Collecting Duct

c)

Loop of henle

d)

Distal convoluted tubule

36.

What is the function of structure A?

a)

For the selective re-absorption of glucose

b)

To filter the small molecules in the blood to create the glomerular filtrate

c)

For osmoregulation

37.

What two substances are not found in the glomerular filtrate?

a)

Water

b)

Proteins

c)

Glucose

d)

Red blood cells

38.

The three stages of urine production are _______, ______________, and ___________.

a)

filtration, reabsorption, and secretion

b)

filtration, urine secretion, and leukocytosis

c)

reabsorption, discretion, and secretion

39.

The main function of the urinary system is to:

a)

Get rid of waste and extra fluid

b)

Keep waste in the body

c)

Get rid of nutrients

d)

Make you poo

40.

What acts as a filter in the nephron?

a)

Glomerulus

b)

Bowman's Capsule

c)

Loop of Henle

d)

Collecting Tubule

41.

There are two kidneys, two ureters, one bladder, and one urethra.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Each kidney contains roughly how many nephrons?

a)

1 thousand

b)

1 million

c)

1 billion

d)

10 billion

43.

The correct order for the parts of the nephron are....

a)

Proximal convoluted tubule, loop of henle, Bowman's capsule

b)

Bowman's capsule, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of henle

c)

Loop of Henle, bowman's capsule, proximal convoluted tubule

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