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WorksheetsUnit 15: Urinary System Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 54mins
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The basic working unit of each kidney.
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A cluster of capillaries around the renal corpuscle.
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The outer layer of the kidney.
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The inner layer of the kidney.
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The deepest part of the kidney.
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The part of a nephron that consists of a glomerular capsule and its glomerulus.
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The duct from the kidney to the bladder.
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Tube from the bladder to the outside.
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Stores urine.
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Movement of materials from the filtrate into the blood.
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Urination.
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renal pelvis
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renal medulla
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renal cortex
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renal pyramid
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renal column
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ureter
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hilum
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stones formed in the kidney
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frequent need to urinate
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diminished production of urine
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painful urination
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lack of urine formation
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inflammation of kidney tissue and renal pelvis
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inflammation of the lining of the urinary bladder
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gradual loss of nephron function
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Urinary tract infections are more common in men than women.
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Diabetes mellitus is characterized by the production of large amounts of urine that contains glucose.
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The urethra is a thin tube that connects the urinary bladder to the outside.
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The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) begins at the glomerular capsule.
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The basic working unit of the kidney is the capillary.
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Urine produced in the cortex and medulla seeps into the renal pelvis.
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The indentation on the medial surface, where blood vessels and nerves enter the kidney, is called the renal hilum.
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Three processes are involved in urine formation: filtration, absorption, and secretion.
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Excretion is the process of removing nitrogenous waste material, excess salts, and excess water from the body.
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The kidneys share one ureter.
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Caffeine increases the loss of sodium ions, thus increasing the loss of water.
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Urinary incontinence is frequently observed in the elderly.
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Urine is moved down the ureters by means of gravity.
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Hormones play an important role in regulating the function of the urinary system.
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The darker inner part of the kidney, the renal medulla, is divided into (a) .
The indentation on the medial surface, where blood vessels and nerves enter the kidney, is called the (a) .
Each nephron has two main parts: the renal corpuscle and the (a) .
The three processes involved in urine formation are filtration, secretion and (a) .
Antidiuretic hormone is also known as (a) .
Each kidney is connected to the bladder by a(n) (a) .
One of the most serious, long-term consequences of diabetes mellitus is kidney damage, or (a) .
A(n) (a) is a solid crystalline mass that forms in the urine.
Urinary tract infections are more common in women than in men because women have a (a) urethra.
The (a) is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney.
This active “pumping” of wastes from capillary blood into the tubules is called (a) .
The (a) stores urine until about 1 pint is accumulated.
The outer part of the kidney is called the __.
pyramid
medulla
cortex
hilum
Which of the following supplies blood to the kidneys?
renal artery
renal vein
inferior vena cava
ureter
The deepest part of the kidney is the renal __.
ureter
cortex
medulla
pelvis
The basic working unit of each kidney is the __.
ureter
nephron
papilla
pyramid
Which of the following is closer to the glomerulus?
distal convoluted tubule
loop of Henle
nephron loop
proximal convoluted tubule
Which of the following is not a process involved in urine formation?
reabsorption
excretion
secretion
filtration
All of the following structures move or store urine except the __.
glomerulus
urinary bladder
urethra
ureters
Renal pyramids are found in what part of the kidney?
hilum
renal medulla
renal pelvis
renal cortex
Which of the following is part of a nephron?
A. renal corpuscle
B. renal tubule
C. renal pelvis
Both A and B
The __ is the structure positioned furthest from the glomerulus.
proximal convoluted tubule
nephron loop
loop of Henle
distal convoluted tubule
The Bowman’s capsule contains the __.
afferent arteriole
collecting tubules
glomerulus
loop of Henle
The term used to describe getting up during the night to urinate is __.
oliguria
polyuria
pyuria
nocturia
Loss of voluntary control over urination is called __.
urgency
dialysis
incontinence
neurogenic bladder
Which organ performs the major role in excreting wastes from the body?
lungs
skin
colon
kidneys
Which process is the first step in the formation of urine in the nephrons?
secretion
filtration
reabsorption
absorption
What causes filtrate to flow from the blood into the glomerulus?
level of salt in the blood
stimulation from the nerves
hormonal secretions
increase in blood pressure in the capillaries
The process of adding certain substances to the urine so they can be excreted from the body is called __.
collection
secretion
reabsorption
urination
Which is the correct sequence of the urine’s pathway as it is formed and exited from the body?
kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
urinary bladder, kidney, ureter, urethra
urinary bladder, ureter, kidney, urethra
kidney, urethra, urinary bladder, ureter
