Question 1

What structure does not enter or leave the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)   Renal vein
B)   Renal artery
C)   Ureter
D)   UrethraE) None of the above
F) A) and D) D

Question 2

Which statement about fluids and electrolyte balance is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The concentration of urine is determined by the amount of water in it.
B)   The principal electrolyte in the body is potassium.
C)   Where salt goes, water will follow.
D)   The volume of urine is determined by the amount of sodium in it.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) C

Question 3

Which of the following combining forms refers to the tubes leading from the kidneys to the bladder?

Accepted Answer

A)   ren/o
B)   ureter/o
C)   urethr/o
D)   ur/oE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) B

Question 4

Which diagnostic test produces an x-ray image of the kidneys and urinary tract using a contrast dye injected intravenously?

Accepted Answer

A)   Computed tomography
B)   Intravenous pyelography
C)   Urinalysis
D)   CystoscopyE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which excretory system disorder is an inflammation of the urinary bladder usually caused by a bacterial infection that has traveled up the ureters to the renal pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kidney stones
B)   Glomerular nephritis
C)   Pyelitis
D)   CystitisE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Diabetics may suffer from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Respiratory acidosis
B)   Respiratory alkalosis
C)   Metabolic acidosis
D)   Metabolic alkalosisE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which nitrogenous waste is very toxic and must be converted to a less toxic waste by the liver?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ammonia
B)   Urea
C)   Uric acid
D)   CreatinineE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Which statement about the glomerular filtration rate is false?

Accepted Answer

A)   The higher the pressure, the greater the glomerular filtration rate.
B)   Adjusting the diameter of the afferent and efferent arterioles regulates the glomerular filtration rate.
C)   The lower the pressure, the lower the glomerular filtration rate and the greater the amount of materials filtered.
D)   The greater the glomerular filtration rate the greater the amount of materials filtered.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

What drives filtration in the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)   Energy
B)   Gravity
C)   Blood pressure
D)   None of these are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following combining forms refers to the tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   ren/o
B)   ureter/o
C)   urethr/o
D)   ur/oE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

All of the following are functions of the kidney except which one?

Accepted Answer

A)   Excretion of wastes in urine
B)   Regulation of blood volume and pressure
C)   Produce erythropoietin to stimulate red blood cell production
D)   All the answers are correct.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of how fluid will flow through the renal tubule?

Accepted Answer

A)   Proximal convoluted tubule - nephron loop - distal convoluted tubule - collecting duct - minor calyx
B)   Distal convoluted tubule - collecting duct - minor calyx - proximal convoluted tubule - nephron loop
C)   Nephron loop - proximal convoluted tubule - distal convoluted tubule - collecting duct - minor calyx
D)   Minor calyx - proximal convoluted tubule - nephron loop - distal convoluted tubule - collecting ductE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

What term refers to the removal of metabolic waste from the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   Defecation
B)   Excretion
C)   Vomit
D)   UrinationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which statement represents the correct order of the reflex arc for micturition?

Accepted Answer

A)   The reflex arc begins with stretch receptors sending signals to the sacral region of the spinal cord - stretch receptors receive signals in the urinary bladder's walls - the detrusor muscle contracts the internal urethral sphincter relaxes - parasympathetic neurons go from the spinal cord to the detrusor muscle - urine is passed.
B)   The reflex arc begins with stretch receptors in the urinary bladder's walls - stretch receptors send signals to the sacral region of the spinal cord - the detrusor muscle contracts the internal urethral sphincter relaxes - parasympathetic neurons go from the spinal cord to the detrusor muscle - urine is passed.
C)   The reflex arc begins with stretch receptors in the urinary bladder's walls - stretch receptors send signals to the sacral region of the spinal cord - parasympathetic neurons go from the spinal cord to the detrusor muscle - the detrusor muscle contracts the internal urethral sphincter relaxes - urine is passed.
D)   The reflex arc begins with stretch receptors in the urinary bladder's walls -parasympathetic neurons go from the spinal cord to the detrusor muscle - stretch receptors send signals to the sacral region of the spinal cord - the detrusor muscle contracts the internal urethral sphincter relaxes - urine is passed.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

What serves as the effector for the micturition reflex arc?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bladder wall
B)   Sacral region of the spinal cord
C)   Internal urethral sphincter
D)   None of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Where does filtration occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   Between the glomerulus and the glomerular capsule of the renal corpuscle
B)   Between the proximal convoluted tubule and peritubular capillaries and continues along the renal tubule
C)   In filtration, materials move from the peritubular capillaries to the tubules
D)   None of these are correct.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

What structure empties into the renal pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Renal pyramid
B)   Major calyx
C)   Minor calyx
D)   NephronE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which diagnostic test uses an instrument to visualize the urinary bladder,lower urinary tract and prostate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Computed tomography
B)   Intravenous pyelography
C)   Urinalysis
D)   CystoscopyE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following is not a layer of the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)   Renal capsule
B)   Renal pelvis
C)   Renal cortex
D)   Renal medullaE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

How does alcohol act as a diuretic?

Accepted Answer

A)   By inhibiting the secretion of ADH
B)   By increasing blood flow to the kidney
C)   By inhibiting active transport of sodium
D)   None of these are correct.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 15: The Excretoryurinary System

What structure does not enter or leave the kidney?

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Which statement about fluids and electrolyte balance is true?

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Which of the following combining forms refers to the tubes leading from the kidneys to the bladder?

Correct AnswerverifiedB

Which diagnostic test produces an x-ray image of the kidneys and urinary tract using a contrast dye injected intravenously?

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Which excretory system disorder is an inflammation of the urinary bladder usually caused by a bacterial infection that has traveled up the ureters to the renal pelvis?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Diabetics may suffer from which of the following?

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Which nitrogenous waste is very toxic and must be converted to a less toxic waste by the liver?

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Which statement about the glomerular filtration rate is false?

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What drives filtration in the kidney?

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Which of the following combining forms refers to the tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body?

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All of the following are functions of the kidney except which one?

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Which of the following represents the correct sequence of how fluid will flow through the renal tubule?

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What term refers to the removal of metabolic waste from the body?

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Which statement represents the correct order of the reflex arc for micturition?

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What serves as the effector for the micturition reflex arc?

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Where does filtration occur?

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What structure empties into the renal pelvis?

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Which diagnostic test uses an instrument to visualize the urinary bladder,lower urinary tract and prostate?

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Which of the following is not a layer of the kidney?

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How does alcohol act as a diuretic?

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