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Urinary System

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What structure in the kidneys filters the blood?

a)

Ureters

b)

Nephrons

c)

Bladder

d)

Urethra

2.

How is the female urethra different from the male urethra?

a)

It is longer

b)

It is wider

c)

It is shorter

d)

It is more narrow

3.

What are the structures that transport the urine to the bladder via peristalsis?

a)

urethra

b)

kidneys

c)

ureters

d)

urinary meatus

4.

The ________ is a sac-like muscular organ that stores urine until it is released from the body.

a)

ureters

b)

kidneys

c)

bladder

d)

urethra

5.
The correct order for the renal tubules is:
a)
proximal convoluted tubule, collecting duct, distal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle
b)
distal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, proximal convoluted tubule, collecting duct
c)
proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct
d)
collecting duct, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule
6.
In homeostasis, the kidney regulates the:
a)
levels of electrolytes 
b)
amount of water in the body
c)
pH
d)
all of the above
7.

Which stage of urine production involves returning water, nutrients, and electrolytes to the bloodstream?

a)

glomerular filtration

b)

excretion

c)

tubular secretion

d)

tubular reabsorption

8.

Which stages of urine production involves the removal of substances from the bloodstream? Pick all that apply.

a)

tubular reabsorption

b)

excretion

c)

glomerular filtration

d)

tubular secretion

9.
What would you find inside the glomerulus?
a)
Urea
b)
Urine
c)
Blood
d)
Lymph
10.
What C-shaped structure in the nephron surrounds the glomerulus?
a)
Bowman's capsule
b)
bladder
c)
renal pelvis
d)
hilum
11.
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 
12.
The proximal convoluted tubule in the nephron aids in:
a)
Reabsorption
b)
Secretion
c)
Filtration
d)
Urination
13.
Which is NOT an organ of the urinary system?
a)
kidney
b)
bladder
c)
ureter
d)
liver
14.

Under normal circumstances, which of these substances should be found in urine?

a)

glucose

b)

blood

c)

albumin

d)

none of the above

15.
Which kidney structure empties into the ureter?
a)
renal pelvis
b)
calyx
c)
renal papilla
d)
renal pyramid
16.

The urinary system

a)

produces, stores, and eliminate urine

b)

maintains the balance of salts and water in the body

c)

filters metabolic waste out of the blood

d)

all of the above

17.

The urinary system is connected to the circulatory system by the following structures

a)

Vena cava and renal artery

b)

Aorta

c)

Brachial artery and renal vein

d)

Renal artery and renal vein

18.

Inside the kidneys you have millions of filters called?

a)

alveoli

b)

capsules

c)

nephrons

d)

capillaries

19.

What is the term used to describe maintaining a careful balance in our body?

a)

homeostasis

b)

homosapian

c)

homozygous

d)

urination

20.

Which is not a function of the urinary system?

a)

filtration

b)

removal of metabolic waste

c)

production of hormones

d)

removal of digestive waste

21.

Excretion is performed by both the digestive system and the urinary system.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The urinary system eliminates products of:

a)

digestion

b)

cellular metabolism

c)

both of the above

23.

Which hormone is produced by the kidney and responsible for increasing production of red blood cells?

a)

rennin

b)

erythropoetin

c)

acetylcholine

d)

adrenaline

24.

Vitamin D is activated by the kidney, increasing calcium absorption in the intestine.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Pressure is high inside the glomerular capsule because this vessel has a smaller diameter than the afferent arteriole:

a)

renal venule

b)

glomerulus

c)

efferent arteriole

d)

peritubular capillary network

26.

Which vessel contains filtered blood that is low in oxygen?

a)

afferent arteriole

b)

efferent arteriole

c)

renal artery

d)

renal vein

27.

The peritubular capillary connects to the:

a)

renal artery and renal vein

b)

glomerulus and renal venule

c)

glomerulus and renal vein

d)

efferent arteriole and renal venule

28.

Small particles move from the blood to the nephron in the processes of:

a)

glomerular filtration, tubular secretion

b)

tubular secretion, tubular reabsorption

c)

glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption

29.

Which of the following does NOT enter the nephron?

a)

nitrogenous waste

b)

nutrients

c)

ions and salts

d)

plasma proteins

30.

This substance does not enter the blood during tubular reabsorption:

a)

glucose

b)

urea

c)

amino acid

d)

sodium ions

31.

Which tissue does not help to protect the kidney?

a)

adipose tissue

b)

renal capsule

c)

meninges

d)

lower rib cage

32.

Blood vessels and ureters connect to the kidney at the:

a)

hilum

b)

renal cortex

c)

renal pelvis

d)

renal medulla

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