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General Urinary System (1-10)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The urinary system primarily removes which type of waste from the body?

a)

Carbon-containing wastes

b)

Nitrogenous wastes

c)

Mineral wastes

d)

Fatty acids

2.

Which organs perform the excretory and homeostatic functions of the urinary system?

a)

Ureters

b)

Kidneys

c)

Urinary bladder

d)

Urethra

3.

Which organs store urine temporarily?

a)

Kidneys

b)

Ureters

c)

Urinary bladder

d)

Urethra

4.

The urinary bladder is located:

a)

Anterior to the pubic symphysis

b)

Posterior to the pubic symphysis

c)

Inside the peritoneum

d)

Within the diaphragm

5.

The ureters run:

a)

In front of the peritoneum

b)

Behind the peritoneum

c)

Inside the bladder wall

d)

Through the liver

6.

Ureters transport urine using:

a)

Cilia

b)

Gravity only

c)

Peristalsis

7.

The urinary bladder walls are thick and folded when:

a)

Completely full

b)

Empty

c)

Partially filled

d)

Contracting

8.

The kidneys act first as a blood “filter” and then as a blood:

a)

Destroyer

b)

Processor

c)

Collector

d)

Neutralizer

9.

The lung is part of excretory function because it removes:

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Salts

d)

Urea

10.

Which structure temporarily stores urine before excretion?

a)

Ureter

b)

Kidney

c)

Urethra

d)

Urinary bladder

11.

The superficial kidney region is the:

a)

Renal pelvis

b)

Medullary region

c)

Renal cortex

d)

Renal column

12.

The medullary pyramids are located in the:

a)

Cortex

b)

Renal pelvis

c)

Medulla

13.

The pointed apex of the renal pyramid is called the:

a)

Hilum

b)

Papilla

c)

Column

d)

Calyx

14.

Renal columns are:

a)

Pyramidal structures

b)

Cortex-like tissues separating pyramids

c)

Calyx extensions

d)

Blood vessels

15.

The renal pelvis is continuous with the:

a)

Ureter

b)

Urethra

c)

Cortex

d)

Capsule

16.

16. Calyces collect urine from the:

a)

Medullary columns

b)

Renal capsule

c)

Pyramidal tips

d)

Renal pelvis

17.

The hilum of the kidney is the site where:

a)

Nephrons are located

b)

Ureter exits

c)

Urine is produced

d)

Pyramids form

18.

The medulla appears:

a)

Light pink

b)

Dark reddish-brown

c)

Yellowish

19.

The kidney’s basin-like cavity is called the:

a)

Renal cortex

b)

Renal pelvis

c)

Renal loop

d)

Medullary funnel

20.

The functional units of urine formation are the:

a)

Pyramids

b)

Nephrons

c)

Columns

d)

Calyces

21.

The nephron consists of a renal corpuscle and a:

a)

Renal cortex

b)

Renal pelvis

c)

Renal tubule

d)

Collecting duct

22.

The renal corpuscle contains the glomerulus and the:

a)

Nephron loop

b)

Distal tubule

c)

Glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule

d)

Collecting duct

23.

Podocytes form the:

a)

Outer capsule layer

b)

Visceral layer of glomerular capsule

c)

Thick segment of loop

d)

Distal tubule lining

24.

Filtration slits are formed between:

a)

Podocyte foot processes

b)

Epithelial cells

25.

The arteriole that feeds the glomerulus is the:

a)

Efferent arteriole

b)

Straight artery

c)

Afferent arteriole

d)

Renal vein

26.

The efferent arteriole:

a)

Brings blood to the glomerulus

b)

Receives blood from the glomerulus

c)

Forms filtration slits

d)

Enters the ureter

27.

The glomerulus is specialized for:

a)

Absorption

b)

Peristalsis

c)

Filtration

d)

Secretion

28.

Filtration occurs because the glomerulus has:

a)

High pressure

b)

Low osmotic gradient

c)

No capillary walls

d)

Smooth muscle lining

29.

The peritubular capillary bed functions mainly in:

a)

Filtration

b)

Reabsorption

c)

Storage

d)

Concentration

30.

The renal tubule subdivisions include all EXCEPT:

a)

Proximal convoluted tubule

b)

Nephron loop

c)

Distal convoluted tubule

31.

Juxtamedullary nephrons are located at the boundary of:

a)

Cortex and pelvis

b)

Cortex and medulla

c)

Pelvis and ureter

d)

Bladder and urethra

32.

Cortical nephrons are located mostly:

a)

In the cortex

b)

In the medulla

c)

In the pelvis

d)

Near the urethra

33.

The nephron loop dips deep into the medulla in:

a)

Cortical nephrons

b)

Juxtamedullary nephrons

c)

Both types

d)

Neither

34.

The collecting ducts drain into the:

a)

Calyces → renal pelvis

b)

Ureters directly

c)

Bladder

d)

Renal capsule

35.

Tubular reabsorption moves filtrate components from:

a)

Blood into tubule

b)

Tubule into blood

c)

Ureter into tubule

d)

Bladder into tubule

36.

The ureters are approximately:

a)

5–7 cm

b)

10–12 inches

37.

The urinary bladder is lined with:

a)

Simple squamous epithelium

b)

Transitional epithelium

c)

Cuboidal epithelium

d)

Stratified squamous epithelium

38.

The muscular wall of the bladder is called the:

a)

Psoas muscle

b)

Detrusor muscle

c)

Sphincter muscle

d)

Transitional muscle

39.

The bladder’s triangular region formed by ureter and urethral openings is the:

a)

Papilla

b)

Hilum

c)

Trigone

d)

Column

40.

In males, the prostate surrounds the:

a)

Ureter

b)

Bladder dome

c)

Neck of the bladder

d)

Renal pelvis

41.

The female urethra is approximately:

a)

1–2 cm

b)

3–4 cm

c)

10–12 cm

d)

20 cm

42.

The male urethra is approximately:

a)

5 cm

b)

10 cm

43.

The internal urethral sphincter is:

a)

Voluntary, skeletal muscle

b)

Voluntary, smooth muscle

c)

Involuntary, smooth muscle

d)

Involuntary, skeletal muscle

44.

The external urethral sphincter is:

a)

Involuntary

b)

Made of smooth muscle

c)

Voluntary

d)

Located in the kidney

45.

The urethra functions in males to carry:

a)

Urine only

b)

Sperm only

c)

Urine and sperm

d)

Blood

46.

Micturition refers to:

a)

Filtration

b)

Reabsorption

c)

Urine formation

d)

Bladder emptying

47.

Stretch receptors signal the need to void when the bladder contains about:

a)

50 ml

b)

200 ml

c)

500 ml

d)

1000 ml

48.

The nerves that stimulate bladder contractions are the:

a)

Pelvic splanchnic nerves

b)

Sympathetic trunk

c)

Vagus nerves

d)

Spinal accessory nerves

49.

Urination begins when urine passes first through the:

a)

External sphincter

b)

Glomerulus

c)

Internal urethral sphincter

d)

Renal pelvis

50.

The urge to void is felt when urine enters the:

a)

Bladder

b)

Upper urethra

c)

Glomerulus

d)

Peritubular capillaries

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