Urinary System Practice Quiz
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The test includes questions from your lecture notes, labs, and homework.
- 1.
- A.
Regulates blood pressure.
- B.
Filters waste from the blood.
- C.
Regulates the pH of the body.
- D.
Regulates the body's electrolyte concentration.
- E.
All of the above.
- 2.The ___________ arteries supply the kidneys with blood.
- 3.The bladder is lined with ______________ epithelium.
- A.
Simple columnar
- B.
Transitional
- C.
Stratified squamous
- D.
Simple cuboidal
- E.
Pseudostratified columnar
- 4.The functional unit of the kidneys is the
- A.
Neuron.
- B.
Neural glial cell.
- C.
Nephron.
- D.
Ureters.
- E.
Nephritis.
- 5.Filtration of the blood occurs at the ___________ an is collected by the ___________.
- A.
Glomerulus ; proximal convoluted tubule
- B.
Glomerulus ; glomerular capsule
- C.
Glomerulus ; nephron loop
- D.
Glomerular capsule ; glomerulus
- E.
Proximal convoluted tubule ; glomerulus
- 6.
- 7.Along the descending limb of the nephron loop (loop of Henle) ______________ is reabsorbed, while along the ascending limb _________________ is reabsorbed.
- A.
Water ; urea
- B.
Salt ; water
- C.
Salt ; urea
- D.
Water ; salt
- E.
Water ; glucose
- 8.Urine that has glucose in it is usually an indicator of
- A.
Diabetes mellitus.
- B.
A bacterial infection.
- C.
Muscle atrophy.
- D.
Acidosis .
- E.
Kidney stones.
- 9.
- A.
Epinephrine
- B.
Oxytocin
- C.
Antidiuretic hormone
- D.
Salt
- E.
Human growth hormone
- 10.Which of the following is not normally filtered from the blood?
- A.
Glucose
- B.
Water
- C.
Amino acids
- D.
Blood cells
- E.
Urea
- 11.
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Which of the following is reabsorbed back into the blood via passive transport?- A.
Amino acids
- B.
Glucose
- C.
Hydrogen ions
- D.
Calcium
- E.
Water
- 12.
- A.
The urine is light yellow and has a specific gravity less than 1.035.
- B.
The urine is dark yellow and has a specific gravity greater than 1.035.
- C.
The urine is light yellow and has glucose present.
- D.
The urine is dark yellow and has glucose present.
- E.
Bees!
- 13.Urine leaves the urinary bladder though the ____________________.
- 14.Urine is moved down the ureters by ____________________.
- 15.The reason why alcohol and caffeine are known to cause dehydration. This is because these two drugs decrease the effectiveness of _____________________.
- 16.
- 17.How are the cells of the small intestine and proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) similar?
- A.
They are both composed of simple columnar epithelium.
- B.
They are both composed of simple cuboidal epithelium.
- C.
The cells of the small intestine and PCT contain microvilli.
- D.
The cells of the small intestine and PCT contain secrete digestive enzymes.
- E.
None of the above.
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