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WorksheetsUrinary System
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the different functions of our kidneys?
Draw the urinary system.
Which structure can be described as a hollow and muscular sac?
urethra
ureter
bladder
kidney
What kind of epithelium lines the highlighted structure? (one word answer)
(a)
Which among the following cells secrete acid?
granular (juxtaglomerular) cells
intercalated cells
mesangial cells
principal cells
What are the waste products of the urinary system?
nitrogenous waste
urea
diallate
water
The compact ball of capillaries in a nephron is called the...
(a)
A glomerulus & glomerular capsule make up one...
kidney lobe
kidney lobule
renal capsule
renal corpuscle
Which structure lies closest to the renal cortex?
fibrous capsule
parietal peritoneum
renal pelvis
renal fascia
Maria has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes since she turned 45. She lives alone and does not properly take care of herself. After turning 66, Maria's doctor informed her that she is suffering from a decrease in the kidneys' ability to filter waste and fluid from the blood due to a progressive loss of neurons. Maria is likely diagnosed with...
acute renal failure
glomerulonephritis
chronic renal failure
cystinosis
During which process is water returned to blood vessels?
tubular reabsorption
tubular secretion
glomerular filtration
water conservation
Urine leaves the kidneys via the ________.
ureters
urethra
