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WorksheetsUrinary System MCQ Quiz
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 39mins
What is the definition of homeostasis?
Blood circulation in kidneys
Elimination of waste
Stability and balance in body systems
Formation of urine
How does blood carrying waste reach the kidneys?
Via renal veins
Via renal arteries
Via the ureters
Via lymph nodes
What is the main function of the kidneys?
Store urine
Regulate breathing
Filter blood and produce urine
Secrete hormones
What is the function of the ureters?
Filter blood
Carry urine to the kidneys
Absorb nutrients
Carry urine to the bladder
What is the role of the bladder?
Filter blood
Create urine
Control blood pressure
Hold urine until expelled
What are sphincters responsible for in the urinary system?
Producing hormones
Transporting urine
Keeping the bladder closed until urination
Reabsorbing water
Urine exits the body through the:
Ureter
Bladder
Nephron
Urethra
Filtered blood exits the kidneys via:
Renal arteries
Renal veins
Afferent arterioles
Ureters
What is the functional unit of the kidneys?
Glomerulus
Nephron
Ureter
Bladder
What is the role of nephrons?
Clean the blood and form urine
Carry urine to the bladder
Store urine
Filter air
After filtration, urine is transported to the bladder via:
Renal arteries
Renal veins
Ureters
Urethra
What waste products are removed by the kidneys?
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Proteins and fats
Antibodies
Urea, creatinine, excess electrolytes
What is the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule?
Muscle in the bladder
Capillary cluster for filtration
Ureteral valve
Hormone receptor site
Which are the three parts of the renal tubule?
Loop of Henle, renal pelvis, urethra
Ureter, bladder, urethra
Proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule
Bowman’s capsule, ureter, nephron
What is the function of the collecting duct?
Reabsorbs glucose
Filters blood
Stores urine
Sends urine to renal pelvis
Blood enters the glomerulus through the:
Renal vein
Efferent arteriole
Afferent arteriole
Collecting duct
The efferent arteriole forms:
Peritubular capillary network
Ureters
Bowman’s capsule
Bladder lining
What does filtrate in the Bowman’s capsule contain?
Large proteins
Plasma cells
Small molecules like water, urea, glucose
Red blood cells
Reabsorption and secretion in the nephron involve:
Only removing toxins
Only absorbing nutrients
Deciding what to keep or eliminate
Forming red blood cells
Filtrate enters the nephron tubule from:
Ureter
Glomerulus
Renal vein
Bowman’s capsule
What happens during reabsorption?
Water is excreted
Needed substances return to blood
Urine is formed
Sodium is removed
What is secretion in the nephron?
Absorbing glucose
Water loss
Sending more waste from blood into tubule
Hormone production
Water follows which electrolyte in the nephron?
Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
What do the ureters contain to detect urine flow?
Sensory nerves
Blood vessels
Muscles
Hair cells
The bladder is best described as a:
Solid gland
Hollow muscular organ
Rigid bone
Vein structure
What muscle surrounds the bladder?
Psoas
Sphincter
Detrusor
Glomerular
The internal sphincter muscle is:
Voluntary
Absent in females
Skeletal
Involuntary
The external sphincter muscle is:
Involuntary
Voluntary
Smooth
Controlled by kidneys
When is the urge to void usually triggered?
100 mL
250 mL
500 mL
50 mL
The bladder is moderately full at:
200 mL
300 mL
400–500 mL
600–700 mL
The male urethra passes through:
Testes
Prostate gland
Ureter
Bladder dome
What percentage of glucose and amino acids is reabsorbed in the nephron?
50%
75%
90%
100%
Why are women more prone to bladder infections?
Slower metabolism
Shorter urethra
Weaker sphincters
Higher pH urine
What is the role of adrenal glands in urination?
Produce urine
Regulate bladder pressure
Influence urine formation
Store water
What is the juxtaglomerular apparatus?
Nerve in the ureter
Muscle in bladder
Part of distal tubule that regulates blood pressure
Kidney lobe
What happens when blood pressure is too low?
Juxtaglomerular apparatus releases renin
Heart rate increases
Kidneys stop filtering
Urine output increases
What does renin do?
Filters urine
Travels to lungs
Stimulates ADH release from pituitary
Forms creatinine
What is the function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
Decreases urine output
Increases sodium and water reabsorption
Lowers BP
Prevents aldosterone secretion
What is the function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
Decreases urine output
Increases sodium and water reabsorption
Lowers BP
Prevents aldosterone secretion
When BP is too low, the pituitary gland signals the adrenal glands to:
Increase ADH
Stop filtering
Raise heart rate
Decrease aldosterone
Aldosterone works by:
Decreasing sodium
Increasing water excretion
Retaining sodium and water
Reducing blood volume
When BP is high, the atria sense pressure using:
Stretch receptors
Osmoreceptors
Baroreceptors
Muscle fibers
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) causes the kidneys to:
Reabsorb sodium
Suppress sodium and water reabsorption
Produce aldosterone
Slow heart rate
Erythropoietin stimulates:
Platelet production
White blood cell formation
Red blood cell formation
Hormone secretion
Normal daily urine output is:
100–300 mL
400–700 mL
500–2400 mL
3,000–4,000 mL
Common urinary symptoms include:
Weight gain
Vomiting and rash
Dysuria, urgency, incontinence
Fever and sweating
Normal urine appearance is:
Straw-colored and clear
Foamy and dark
Cloudy yellow
Brown and thick
What volume triggers the normal urge to void?
100 mL
150 mL
250 mL
400 mL
What is the average bladder capacity?
200–300 mL
400–500 mL
600–700 mL
1,000 mL
Urine should NOT contain:
Sodium
Glucose, RBCs, WBCs, bilirubin
Electrolytes
Urea
Normal specific gravity range of urine is:
1.000–1.005
1.005–1.015
1.020–1.030
1.010–1.025
Cloudy urine may indicate:
Dehydration
Starvation
Infection
High protein intake
Dark or amber urine may be caused by:
Diabetes
Excess calcium
Drugs, foods, or dehydration
Low sodium intake
What does proteinuria suggest?
Urinary tract infection
Dehydration
Renal disease
Liver failure
Ketonuria may indicate:
High salt intake
Diabetes or starvation
Renal failure
Liver cirrhosis
Glycosuria may be a sign of:
Liver failure
Anemia
Dehydration
Diabetes or shock
Hematuria can result from:
Low glucose
UTI or inflammation
High protein diet
Stress
Pyuria refers to:
Presence of pus in urine
Excess sugar in urine
Protein in the urine
Urine with ketones
Bilirubinuria may be caused by:
Diabetes
Heart failure
Dehydration
Liver dysfunction or hepatitis
A KUB is what type of diagnostic test?
Blood test
Ultrasound
Urine culture
X-ray of kidney, ureter, bladder
A CT scan or MRI of the urinary tract may require:
A biopsy
Renal dialysis
IV contrast dye
Anesthesia
What is a cystoscopy?
Urine filtration test
X-ray of the kidneys
Visualization of bladder using scope and camera
Dye test of urethra
What is a cystogram?
X-ray without dye
Bladder imaging after dye instillation via catheter
Ultrasound of kidneys
Urine pH test
How is a catheterized urine sample obtained?
By using a syringe
By applying external pressure
By inserting a catheter through the urethra
By collecting midstream urine
Before collecting a clean-catch urine sample, the patient should:
Fast for 8 hours
Cleanse x3 and discard the first portion of urine
Lie flat for 10 minutes
Take a diuretic
The normal pH range of urine is:
4.5–8.0
3.0–5.0
7.5–9.0
6.0–10.0
Diabetic screening is needed if urine shows:
Blood or pus
Calcium or sodium
Glucose or ketones
Protein or chloride
A higher-than-normal BUN level may indicate:
Liver failure
Kidney dysfunction
Lung disease
Diabetes insipidus
Creatinine is a waste product from:
Fat metabolism
Protein breakdown
Muscle use
Hormone secretion
The normal BUN/creatinine ratio is:
5:1 to 9:1
10:1 to 20:1
15:1 to 30:1
20:1 to 40:1
GFR refers to the:
Rate of red blood cell formation
Rate of water excretion
Rate of bladder emptying
Rate of filtration through the glomeruli
A GFR below 15 indicates:
Liver disease
Kidney failure
Urinary retention
Bladder infection
A kidney biopsy is usually done:
After IV contrast
Using a camera
With a needle after identifying a mass
By urine sample
A bladder scan measures:
Infection in the urethra
Blood flow in the kidneys
Volume of urine in the bladder
Kidney filtration rate
Residual urine volume is:
Urine left after voiding
The total daily urine output
Urine in the ureter
Urine expelled during urination
Normal residual urine volume after voiding is:
50–100 mL
0–25 mL
25–50 mL
100–150 mL
How is residual urine volume assessed?
X-ray
Blood draw
Catheterization or bladder scan
Clean-catch sample
