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Urinary System Quiz
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer from the choices given for each question.
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of the kidneys:
a. Manufacture urine
b. Convert Vitamin D to its active form
c. Dispose of wastes
d. Produce hormones that aid in digestion
e. Regulate blood volume
2. The enlarged, closed end of the renal tubule is called:
a. The glomerulus
b. The proximal convoluted tubule
c. The loop of Henle
d. Bowman’s capsule
e. The distal convoluted tubule
3. Each kidney contains about
a. 100,000 nephrons
b. 200,000 nephrons
c. 1 million nephrons
d. 2 million nephrons
e. 3 million nephrons
4. The outer, lighter region of the kidney
a. Renal medulla
b. Renal cortex
c. Renal columns
d. Medullary Pyramids
e. Calyces
5. Urine enters the bladder through which structure?
a. ureter
b. collecting duct
c. kidney
d. urethra
e. nephron
6. Triangular regions with a striped appearance
a. Renal medulla
b. Renal cortex
c. Renal columns
d. Medullary Pyramids
e. Calyces
7. Of the capillary beds associated with each nephron, the one that is both fed and drained by arterioles is the:
a. Peritubular capillaries
b. Pyramid capillaries
c. Glomerulus
d. Henle capillaries
e. Bowman’s capillaries
8. Which of the following is the correct pathway of the arterial blood supply through the kidney:
a. Renal artery, interlobar arteries, arcuate arteries, interlobular arteries
b. Arcuate arteries, renal artery, interlobar arteries interlobular arteries
c. Interlobular arteries, arcuate arteries, renal arteries, interlobar arteries
d. Interlobar arteries, interlobular arteries, arcuate arteries, renal arteries
e. Renal artery, arcuate artery, interlobular artery, interlobar artery
9. Which of the following are located in the renal cortex?
a. the afferent arteriole and the ureter
b. the Bowman’s capsule and the glomerulus
c. the distal convoluted tubule and the loop of Henle
d. the collecting duct and the proximal convoluted tubule
e. the renal pyramid and the renal column
10. Urine passes through the ureters by which mechanism?
a. cilia
b. peristalsis
c. gravity alone
d. suction
e. osmosis
Directions: Write the word that does NOT belong AND THEN explain the relationship between the three words
that do belong in a group together.
11. Urea
Uric acid
Creatinine
Water
12. Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Glomerulus
Loop of Henle
13. Kidney
Urethra
Nephron
Bladder
14. Ureter
Renal Vein
Hilum
Renal pyramid
15. Renal pyramid
Collecting duct
Cortex
Medulla
Labeling: Use correct anatomical terminology to label the following diagram.