WorksheetsUrinary System Review
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
If someone’s kidneys were failing, you would expect any of the following except ______.
anemia
swelling
waste build up in the blood
a halt in the production of many hormones
Which layer of the kidney is made up of renal pyramids?
outer cortex
perirenal fat tissue
renal capsule
inner medulla
Which of the following shows the correct flow of urine when it is made?
Nephron -> Minor & Major calyces -> Renal Pyramid -> Ureter -> Renal Pelvis -> Urethra -> Bladder
Nephron -> Minor & Major calyces -> Renal Pelvis -> Renal Pyramid -> Ureter -> Bladder -> Urethra
Nephron -> Renal Pyramid -> Minor & Major calyces -> Renal pelvis -> Ureter -> Bladder -> Urethra
Nephron -> Renal pelvis -> Renal Pyramid -> Minor & Major calyces -> Urethra -> Bladder -> Ureter
Approximately how many nephrons are in each kidney?
only a few
10-20
1 thousand
1 million
Which of these is not part of a nephron?
Medulla
Blood vessels
Glomerulus
Loop of Henle
Which of the following is not true about filtration?
Is the first part of the urine formation process
Occurs in the Bowman’s Capsule
Ions & nutrients are brought into the blood
Fluid from blood plasma leaves the capillaries
How much water is reabsorbed back into the blood during reabsorption?
Almost none
20%
50%
80%
What is the makeup of urine?
95% water, 5% solutes
75% water, 25% urea
75% water, 25% solutes
95% water, 5% salt
When are drugs & and steroids are removed from the blood?
during filtration
during secretion
during reabsorption
Nephrons are found within the kidney, extending across which two layers?
renal cortex and renal medulla
renal capsule and renal cortex
renal pelvis and renal pyramids
renal pyramids and renal pelvis
What specialized filtration cells surround the glomerular capillaries?
solutes
nephrons
podocytes
sphincters
What structure voluntarily relaxes to allow urine to flow from the body?
external sphincter
urinary bladder
renal pelvis
urethra
What structure is the elastic point of urine storage?
external sphincter
urinary bladder
renal pelvis
urethra
What structure is the point where the major calyces converge?
external sphincter
urinary bladder
renal pelvis
urethra
What structure is the final tube urine passes through before leaving the body?
urethra
glomerulus
ureter
kidney
What structure is a collection of blood vessels where filtration occurs?
urethra
glomerulus
ureter
kidney
What structure is a narrow tube where urine passes from kidney to bladder?
urethra
glomerulus
ureter
kidney
Blood enters this organ through the renal artery
urethra
glomerulus
ureter
kidney
Where would a renal embolism be found?
in the blood vessels of the kidney
in the renal pyramids of the kidney
in the blood vessels of the urinary bladder
in the proximal conuluted tubule of a nephron
Identify structure A.
distal convoluted tubule
proximal convoluted tubule
glomerulus
nephron loop (loop of Henle)
Identify structure B.
distal convoluted tubule
proximal convoluted tubule
glomerulus
nephron loop (loop of Henle)
Identify structure C.
distal convoluted tubule
proximal convoluted tubule
glomerulus
nephron loop (loop of Henle)
Identify structure D.
distal convoluted tubule
proximal convoluted tubule
glomerulus
nephron loop (loop of Henle)
Identify structure A.
renal artery
renal vein
renal pelvis
renal capsule
renal cortex
Identify structure B.
renal artery
renal vein
renal pelvis
renal capsule
renal cortex
Identify structure C.
renal vein
renal pelvis
renal capsule
renal cortex
minor calyx
Identify structure D.
renal vein
renal pelvis
renal capsule
renal cortex
minor calyx
Identify structure E.
renal vein
renal pelvis
renal capsule
renal cortex
minor calyx
Identify structure F.
renal vein
renal pelvis
renal capsule
renal cortex
minor calyx
