WorksheetsUrinary System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the major responsibility of the kidneys in the urinary system?
Producing bile
Regulating blood pressure
Digesting proteins
Eliminates nitrogenous wastes and toxins
Which hormone, produced by the kidneys, stimulates red blood cell (RBC) production in the bone marrow?
Insulin
Renin
Erythropoietin
Glucagon
What is the position of the kidneys in the body?
In the abdominal cavity
Retroperitoneal in the lumbar region
Attached to the liver
Above the diaphram
What are the three regions of the kidney?
Renal columns, renal cortex, renal medulla
Renal pelvis, renal pyramids, renal hilum
Renal cortex, renal medulla, renal pelvis
Renal arteries, renal veins, renal tubules
Which part of the kidney carries renal nerves and blood vessels?
Renal columns
Renal pelvis
Renal hilum
Renal medulla
What is the function of calyces in the urinary system?
Collect urine
Produce urine
Absorb nutrients
Transport bile
Where does urine flow from the renal pelvis?
Urethra
Ureter
Bladder
Glomerulus
How many nephrons are there in a kidney?
100,000
1 million
2 million
10 million
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Renal pyramid
Renal capsule
Nephron
Renal pelvis
What is the role of the glomerulus in the nephron?
Absorption
Filtration
Secretion
Storage
Which blood vessel brings blood to the glomerulus?
Afferent arteriole
Efferent arteriole
Renal vein
Renal artery
What is the function of the ureters in the urinary system?
Filtration of urine
Storage of urine
Transport urine from kidneys to bladder
Absorption of nutrients
Where is the urinary bladder located in the body?
In the abdominal cavity
Retroperitoneal in the lumbar region
Attached to the liver
On the floor of the pelvic cavity
What is the purpose of the urethra in the urinary system?
Transporting urine from bladder to kidneys
Absorption of nutrients
Carrying urine from bladder to outside the body
Filtration of waste products
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major renal processes?
Glomerular filtration
Tubule reabsorption
Tubular secretion
Hematopoiesis
What is the volume of urine produced in approximately 24 hours by the kidneys?
50 to 100 liters
1.0 to 1.8 liters
200 to 300 milliliters
2 to 3 liters
Which organ is responsible for the production of erythropoietin?
Liver
Pancreas
Kidneys
Bladder
What is the main function of the renal corpuscle in a nephron?
Filtration of waste products
Secretion of hormones
Reabsorption of water
Hematopoiesis
What is the role of renal columns in the kidney?
Production of urine
Division of the medulla into pyramids
Transport of bile
Support for the urethra
How does the urinary bladder expand as it fills with urine?
By contracting
By secreting fluid
By distension
By releasing hormones
