Question 1

Cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons can be distinguished by the absence of a vasa recta in the cortical nephrons.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which gland sits atop each kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)   pancreas
B)   pituitary
C)   adrenal
D)   interlobar gland

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the internal urethral sphincter is False?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a thickening of the detrusor muscle.
B)   It is located superior to the prostatic urethra in males.
C)   It is not consciously controlled.
D)   It is surrounded by the urogential diaphragm.

Question 4

Figure 24.3
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Identify the letter that indicates the proximal convoluted tubule.

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   E

Question 5

Pyelography is

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A)   kinking of the ureter.
B)   a type of X-ray procedure (radiology) .
C)   a way to cure kidney stones.
D)   failure of the embryonic kidney to ascend.

Question 6

Contraction of this muscle forces urine from the bladder.

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A)   cremaster
B)   detrusor
C)   diaphragm
D)   vesicular
E)   dartos

Question 7

The external urethral sphincter is located

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A)   at the external urethral orifice.
B)   at the junction of the bladder wall and urethra.
C)   at the ureteral orifice.
D)   at the urogenital diaphragm.

Question 8

The kidneys are located just below lumbar vertebrae L₂ and L₃.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The urinary bladder, when empty, lies within both the abdominal and pelvic cavities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Region of the distal tubule that monitors concentration of the filtrate.

Accepted Answer

A)   vasa recta
B)   collecting duct
C)   macula densa
D)   mesangial
E)   extraglomerular

Question 11

The parts of the nephron whose epithelial cells contain the most mitochondria are the

Accepted Answer

A)   renal corpuscle and distal tubule.
B)   proximal and distal tubules.
C)   thin segment and glomerular capsule.
D)   vasa recta and collecting tubules.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the urinary bladder is False?

Accepted Answer

A)   In females, the bladder lies posterior to the uterus but anterior to the rectum.
B)   The ureters attach to the bladder through oblique posterolateral orifices.
C)   Two ureteral openings and the internal urethral orifice bound the trigone of the bladder.
D)   When empty, the bladder lies inferior to the abdominal cavity.

Question 13

Voiding of urine, known as ________, involves sympathetic, parasympathetic, and somatic fibers.

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The answer of Voiding of urine, known as ________, involves...

Question 14

The ureters enter the bladder obliquely at the anterolateral corners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not normally found in urine?

Accepted Answer

A)   urea
B)   glucose
C)   uric acid
D)   creatinine

Question 16

Which of the following processes does not participate in the production of urine in the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)   filtration
B)   secretion
C)   evaporation
D)   resorption

Question 17

The ________ layer of the ureters propel urine to the bladder by peristalsis.

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The answer of The ________ layer of the ureters propel...

Question 18

The U-shaped ________ is located between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules.

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The answer of The U-shaped ________ is located between the...

Question 19

Figure 24.3
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Identify the letter that indicates blood vessels covered by podocytes.

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   E

Question 20

How much of the fluid filtered by the kidney actually becomes urine?

Accepted Answer

A)   1%
B)   10%
C)   50%
D)   99%

Exam 24: The Urinary System

The parts of the nephron whose epithelial cells contain the most mitochondria are the

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Which of the following processes does not participate in the production of urine in the kidney?

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Pyelography is

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Which of the following statements about the urinary bladder is False?

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Which of the following is not normally found in urine?

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How much of the fluid filtered by the kidney actually becomes urine?

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Which of the following statements about the internal urethral sphincter is False?

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Which gland sits atop each kidney?

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The U-shaped ________ is located between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules.

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Contraction of this muscle forces urine from the bladder.

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The external urethral sphincter is located

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Region of the distal tubule that monitors concentration of the filtrate.

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The urinary bladder, when empty, lies within both the abdominal and pelvic cavities.

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The ________ layer of the ureters propel urine to the bladder by peristalsis.

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Cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons can be distinguished by the absence of a vasa recta in the cortical nephrons.

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The kidneys are located just below lumbar vertebrae L₂ and L₃.

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Figure 24.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates blood vessels covered by podocytes.

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The ureters enter the bladder obliquely at the anterolateral corners.

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Figure 24.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the proximal convoluted tubule.

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Voiding of urine, known as ________, involves sympathetic, parasympathetic, and somatic fibers.

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