Anatomy and Physiology
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Urinary System Unit Review
These are general review questions. Not all content is contained here; therefore, a review
of all notes and the urinalysis lab will be needed.
1. Label the Structures on the Kidney below:
2. What are the functions of the kidney?
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3. List the structures of the function unit of the kidney below and provide a brief
function/description of each.
4. What is the functional unit of the kidney? __________________________.
5. What is the filtering unit of the kidney?_____________________________.
6. Label the afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole, glomerular capillaries, glomerular
capsule (Bowman’s capsule), and the proximal convoluted tubule.
7. What is the correct sequence for the renal tubules from start to end.
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8. What is the 1st step of urine formation? _________________________________.
9. What is the composition of glomerular filtrate? How does it differ from the
composition of urine?________________________________________________
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10. What is tubular reabsorption?
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11. What substances are reabsorbed? How are they reabsorbed? Where?
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12. What is tubular secretion?
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13. Give several examples of substances and ions that are secreted back into the renal
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14. How does ADH function in the kidney tubule?
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15. Describe the roles of aldosterone and ADH.
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16. What is the composition of urine?
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17. What factors affect urine formation?
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18. What is urination called?_____________________________________________
19. Ureters are approximately ___________________________ long and are
composed of what three tissue layers?
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20. Urine moves through the ureters by _____________________________________
21. What is the composition of the urinary bladder?
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22. What triggers the urinary reflex? ______________________________________
23. The bladder can hold ___________________________ ml of urine but the urge to
urinate starts when the bladder has about _______________ml of urine and is
uncomfortable when the bladder reaches about ________________________
24. Review urinalysis lab. Why perform urinalysis? What abnormal substances can
be detected and what do each tell you? How are they detected? (This is a good
topic for an essay question.)
25. Review the steps of urine formation and explain what is happening in each step of
the labeled in diagram below. Ex: What is happening in the renal corpuscle?
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