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WorksheetsUrinary System 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Each of the following is part of the urinary system, except the
Kidney
Liver
Urinary bladder
Ureter
Urethra
Triangular shaped structures located in the renal medulla are called
Renal columns
Renal pelvises
Pyramids
Nephrons
The capsule and glomerulus make up the
Renal pyramid
Nephron loop
Proximal convoluted tubule
Renal corpuscle
The basic functional unit of the kidney is the
Renal corpuscle
Glomerulus
Loop
Nephron
A glomerulus is
The expanded end of the nephron
A knot of capillaries that lies in the renal corpuscle
The portion of the nephron that attaches to the collecting duct
The horseshoe shaped portion of the nephron
The portion of the nephron closest to the renal corpuscle is the
Loop
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
The minor calyx
The portion of the nephron that attaches to the collecting duct is the
Loop
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Minor calyx
The horseshoe shaped segment of the nephron is the
Loop
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Minor calyx
The process of urine formation involves all the following, except
Filtration of plasma
Reabsorption of water
Secretion of lipoproteins and glucose
Secretion of wastes
Reabsorption of certain solutes
The function of the proximal convoluted tubule is
Filtration
Absorption of ions, nutrients and water
Secretion of acids and ammonia
Secretion of drugs
The process of filtration occurs at the
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Renal corpuscle
Loop
All of the following are normal constituents of urine except
Hydrogen ions
Urea
Cells
Salts
The process of filtration is driven by
Active transport
Blood osmotic pressure
Blood hydrostatic pressure
Renal pumping
The ability to form concentrated urine depends on the functions of the
PCT
DCT
Collecting ducts
Loop
99% of nutrient molecules in the filtrate are absorbed in the
PCT
Loop
DCT
Collecting duct
