The Urinary System
Anatomy &
Histology
Urine
Production
Regulation
Urine
Movement
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FINAL ROUND
Anatomy and Histology:
$100 Question
This urinary system organ removes waste
products from the body and helps regulate
blood pressure:
a. liver
b. heart
c. kidney
d. lungs
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Anatomy and Histology:
$100 Answer
This urinary system organ removes waste
products from the body and helps regulate
blood pressure:
a. liver
b. heart
c. kidney
d. lungs
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Anatomy and Histology:
$200 Question
This is the basic histological and functional
unit of the kidney:
a. glomerulus
b. filtration membrane
c. nephron
d. podocyte
e. renal corpuscle
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Anatomy and Histology:
$200 Answer
This is the basic histological and functional
unit of the kidney:
a. glomerulus
b. filtration membrane
c. nephron
d. podocyte
e. renal corpuscle
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Anatomy and Histology:
$300 Question
The major calyces of the kidney converge
to form this enlarged channel:
a. renal fascia
b. renal pelvis
c. renal pyramids
d. renal papillae
e. renal sinus
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Anatomy and Histology:
$300 Answer
The major calyces of the kidney converge
to form this enlarged channel:
a. renal fascia
b. renal pelvis
c. renal pyramids
d. renal papillae
e. renal sinus
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Anatomy and Histology:
$400 Question
The juxtaglomerular cells of the
_____________ and the macula densa
cells of the _____________ form the
juxtaglomerular apparatus.
a. afferent arteriole, distal tubule
b. afferent arteriole, proximal tubule
c. efferent arteriole, proximal tubule
d. efferent arteriole, distal tubule
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Anatomy and Histology:
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The juxtaglomerular cells of the
_____________ and the macula densa
cells of the _____________ form the
juxtaglomerular apparatus.
a. afferent arteriole, distal tubule
b. afferent arteriole, proximal tubule
c. efferent arteriole, proximal tubule
d. efferent arteriole, distal tubule
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Anatomy and Histology:
$500 Question
Given these parts of a nephron:
1. renal corpuscle
2. collecting duct
3. loop of Henle
4. distal tubule
5. proximal tubule
Arrange the parts in order as fluid flows from the
filtration membrane through the nephron.
a. 1,5,3,4,2
c. 2,1,4,5,3
ANSWER
b. 2,4,1,3,5
d. 4,2,3,5,1
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Anatomy and Histology:
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Given these parts of a nephron:
1. renal corpuscle
2. collecting duct
3. loop of Henle
4. distal tubule
5. proximal tubule
Arrange the parts in order as fluid flows from the
filtration membrane through the nephron.
a. 1,5,3,4,2
c. 2,1,4,5,3
b. 2,4,1,3,5
d. 4,2,3,5,1
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Urine Production:
$100 Question
This process of urine production is the
active transport of solutes across the walls
of the nephron into the filtrate:
a. filtration
b. tubular reabsorption
c. tubular secretion
d. filtration fraction
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Urine Production:
$100 Answer
This process of urine production is the
active transport of solutes across the walls
of the nephron into the filtrate:
a. filtration
b. tubular reabsorption
c. tubular secretion
d. filtration fraction
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Urine Production:
$200 Question
These substances normally cannot pass
through the filtration membrane:
a. hemoglobin
b. water
c. sodium ions
d. bicarbonate ions
e. glucose
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Urine Production:
$200 Answer
These substances normally cannot pass
through the filtration membrane:
a. hemoglobin
b. water
c. sodium ions
d. bicarbonate ions
e. glucose
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Urine Production:
$300 Question
By the time the filtrate reaches this, the
glucose is usually completely reabsorbed:
a. the end of the proximal tubule
b. the tip of the loop of Henle
c. the end of the distal tubule
d. the end of the collecting duct
e. Bowman's capsule
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Urine Production:
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By the time the filtrate reaches this, the
glucose is usually completely reabsorbed:
a. the end of the proximal tubule
b. the tip of the loop of Henle
c. the end of the distal tubule
d. the end of the collecting duct
e. Bowman's capsule
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Urine Production:
$400 Question
A decrease in systemic blood pressure
results in dilation of the afferent arterioles
which prevents a decrease in renal blood
flow and filtration pressure.
True/False
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Urine Production:
$400 Answer
A decrease in systemic blood pressure
results in dilation of the afferent arterioles
which prevents a decrease in renal blood
flow and filtration pressure.
True/False
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Urine Production:
$500 Question
Drinking a large amount of beer results in
this:
a. increased aldosterone secretion
b. increased permeability of the
collecting ducts of the nephrons
c. decreased urine osmolality
d. increased urine volume
e. both c and d
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Urine Production:
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Drinking a large amount of beer results in
this:
a. increased aldosterone secretion
b. increased permeability of the
collecting ducts of the nephrons
c. decreased urine osmolality
d. increased urine volume
e. both c and d
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Regulation:
$100 Question
This hormone secreted by the kidney
triggers a cascade that regulates blood
Na+ and blood pressure:
a. erythropoietin
b. vasopressin
c. renin
d. angiotensin
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Regulation:
$100 Answer
This hormone secreted by the kidney
triggers a cascade that regulates blood
Na+ and blood pressure:
a. erythropoietin
b. vasopressin
c. renin
d. angiotensin
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Regulation:
$200 Question
This effect is caused by increased
aldosterone levels:
a. increased reabsorption of Na+
b. decreased blood volume
c. decreased reabsorption of Cl-
d. increased permeability of the distal
tubule to water
e. increased volume of urine
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Regulation:
$200 Answer
This effect is caused by increased
aldosterone levels:
a. increased reabsorption of Na+
b. decreased blood volume
c. decreased reabsorption of Cl-
d. increased permeability of the distal
tubule to water
e. increased volume of urine
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Regulation:
$300 Question
Diuretics affect the urine in this manner:
a. decrease the urine flow
b. increase the urine flow
c. increase the cellular composition of
the urine
d. none of the above
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Regulation:
$300 Answer
Diuretics affect the urine in this manner:
a. decrease the urine flow
b. increase the urine flow
c. increase the cellular composition of
the urine
d. none of the above
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Regulation:
$400 Question
This statement best describes principal
cells in the distal tubules and collecting
duct:
a. secrete renin
b. respond to ADH and aldosterone
c. respond to ADH only
d. respond to aldosterone only
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Regulation:
$400 Answer
This statement best describes principal
cells in the distal tubules and collecting
duct:
a. secrete renin
b. respond to ADH and aldosterone
c. respond to ADH only
d. respond to aldosterone only
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Regulation:
$500 Question
Putting a patient with hypertension on a lowsodium diet would have this effect:
a. reduces the osmolality of blood
b. ADH secretion is inhibited
c. produces dilute urine and eliminates
water
d. reduces blood volume and blood
pressure
ANSWER
e. all of these
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Regulation:
$500 Answer
Putting a patient with hypertension on a lowsodium diet would have this effect:
a. reduces the osmolality of blood
b. ADH secretion is inhibited
c. produces dilute urine and eliminates
water
d. reduces blood volume and blood
pressure
e. all of these
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Urine Movement:
$100 Question
This small tube leads from the floor of the
urinary bladder to the exterior of the body:
a. renal pelvis
b. ureter
c. urethra
d. calyx
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Urine Movement:
$100 Answer
This small tube leads from the floor of the
urinary bladder to the exterior of the body:
a. renal pelvis
b. ureter
c. urethra
d. calyx
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Urine Movement:
$200 Question
This is the principal function of the ureter:
a. transport blood to the efferent
arterioles
b. transport urine from the renal
pelvis into the urinary bladder
c. transport glucose and protein into
the renal pelvis
d. none of the above
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Urine Movement:
$200 Answer
This is the principal function of the ureter:
a. transport blood to the efferent
arterioles
b. transport urine from the renal
pelvis into the urinary bladder
c. transport glucose and protein into
the renal pelvis
d. none of the above
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Urine Movement:
$300 Question
The urinary bladder can contain 1 L of
urine, but discomfort becomes noticeable
when the volume exceeds 500mL.
True/False
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Urine Movement:
$300 Answer
The urinary bladder can contain 1 L of
urine, but discomfort becomes noticeable
when the volume exceeds 500mL.
True/False
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Urine Movement:
$400 Question
The urinary bladder is lined with this
tissue:
a. simple cuboidal epithelium
b. simple columnar epithelium
c. smooth muscle
d. transitional epithelium
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Urine Movement:
$400 Answer
The urinary bladder is lined with this
tissue:
a. simple cuboidal epithelium
b. simple columnar epithelium
c. smooth muscle
d. transitional epithelium
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Urine Movement:
$500 Question
This triangular area of the urinary bladder
is between the two ureters posteriorly and
the urethra anteriorly:
a. external urinary sphincter
b. internal urinary sphincter
c. smooth muscle
d. transitional epithelium
e. trigone
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Urine Movement:
$500 Answer
This triangular area of the urinary bladder
is between the two ureters posteriorly and
the urethra anteriorly:
a. external urinary sphincter
b. internal urinary sphincter
c. smooth muscle
d. transitional epithelium
e. trigone
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Grab Bag:
$100 Question
Blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and
nerves enter and exit the kidney through
this:
a. renal hilus
b. renal sinus
c. renal calyces
d. adrenal glands
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Blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and
nerves enter and exit the kidney through
this:
a. renal hilus
b. renal sinus
c. renal calyces
d. adrenal glands
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The cortex of the kidney contains this:
a. hilus
b. glomeruli
c. perirenal fat
d. renal pyramids
e. renal pelvis
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The cortex of the kidney contains this:
a. hilus
b. glomeruli
c. perirenal fat
d. renal pyramids
e. renal pelvis
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$300 Question
Water leaves the nephron by this
mechanism:
a. active transport
b. filtration into the capillary network
c. osmosis
d. facilitated diffusion
e. cotransport
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Water leaves the nephron by this
mechanism:
a. active transport
b. filtration into the capillary network
c. osmosis
d. facilitated diffusion
e. cotransport
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$400 Question
This condition reduces filtration pressure in
the glomerulus:
a. elevated blood pressure
b. constriction of the afferent arterioles
c. decreased plasma protein in the
glomerulus
d. dilation of the afferent arterioles
e. decreased capsule pressure
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$400 Answer
This condition reduces filtration pressure in
the glomerulus:
a. elevated blood pressure
b. constriction of the afferent
arterioles
c. decreased plasma protein in the
glomerulus
d. dilation of the afferent arterioles
e. decreased capsule pressure
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$500 Question
Given these vessels:
1. arcuate vein
2. afferent arteriole
3. efferent arteriole
4. interlobular vein
5. peritubular capillaries
Arrange the vessels in the order in which a
drop of blood from the interlobular artery
passes through them.
a. 1,2,4,5,3
c. 4,2,5,3,1
b. 2,3,5,4,1
ANSWER
d. 5,2,4,1,3
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$500 Answer
Given these vessels:
1. arcuate vein
2. afferent arteriole
3. efferent arteriole
4. interlobular vein
5. peritubular capillaries
Arrange the vessels in the order in which a drop
of blood from the interlobular artery passes
through them.
a. 1,2,4,5,3
b. 2,3,5,4,1
c. 4,2,5,3,1
d. 5,2,4,1,3
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FINAL ROUND Question
Prednisone is a steroid that reduces
inflammation and is used to treat
autoimmune diseases. It has some
aldosterone-like effects on the kidney and
has this effect on the body:
a. increases Na+ absorption
b. increases blood volume
c. increases blood pressure
d. causes edema
e. all of these
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FINAL ROUND Answer
Prednisone is a steroid that reduces
inflammation and is used to treat
autoimmune diseases. It has some
aldosterone-like effects on the kidney and
has this effect on the body:
a. increases Na+ absorption
b. increases blood volume
c. increases blood pressure
d. causes edema
e. all of these
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