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Urinary System Anatomy and Physiology Flash Cards

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Directions

• The first slide asks a question.

• The second slide answers the question.

• Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge.

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Question

• Describe the shape and location of the kidneys.

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Answer

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs. They are located deep to the 12th rib and extend down to L2 region of the low back.

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Question

• The outer layer of the kidney is the:a. Pyramids

b. Cortex

c. Calyx

d. Medulla

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Answer

a. Pyramids

b. Cortexc. Calyx

d. Medulla

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Question

• What organ is a storage site for urine?

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Answer

Bladder

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Question

• How many liters of fluid is filtered daily by the kidneys?

a. 60

b. 200

c. 500

d. 1000

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Answer

a. 60

b. 200c. 500

d. 1000

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Question

• What tube delivers urine from the bladder to the external environment?

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Answer

Urethra

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Question

• The renal arteries drain directly into the ______.

a. Aorta

b. Right atrium of the heart

c. Inferior venae cavae

d. Hepatic portal vein

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Answer

a. Aorta

b. Right atrium of the heart

c. Inferior venae cavaed. Hepatic portal vein

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Question

• What tubes transport urine from kidneys to the bladder?

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Answer

Ureters

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Question

• What organ is located on top of each kidney?

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Answer

Adrenal glands

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Question

• The structural and functional unit of the kidney is the ______.

a. Loop of Henle

b. Nephron

c. Glomerulus

d. Bowman’s capsule

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Answer

a. Loop of Henle

b.Nephronc. Glomerulus

d. Bowman’s capsule

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Question

• Approximately how many nephrons are found in a healthy adult kidney?

a. 1,000,000

b. 100,000

c. 10,000

d. 1,000

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Answer

a. 1,000,000 b. 100,000

c. 10,000

d. 1,000

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Question

• Which of the items listed below are the two principal components of each nephron?

a. Renal corpuscle

b. Renal tubule

c. Renal arteries

d. Renal veins

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Answer

a. Renal corpuscleb. Renal tubule

c. Renal arteries

d. Renal veins

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• A network of blood capillaries which diffuse plasma into the Bowman’s capsule of the renal capsule is the:

a. Renal artery

b. Nephron

c. Loop of Henle

d. Glomerulus

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Answer

a. Renal artery

b. Nephron

c. Loop of Henle

d. Glomerulus

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Question

• Glomerular filtration is accomplished by ______.

a. Osmosis

b. Gravity

c. Hydrostatic pressure

d. Diffusion

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Answer

a. Osmosis

b. Gravity

c. Hydrostatic pressure

d. Diffusion

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Question

• These structures are designed for reabsorption of water from the renal tubule:

a. Renal arteries

b. Peritubular capillaries

c. Afferent arterioles

d. Renal veins

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Answer

a. Renal arteries

b. Peritubular capillariesc. Afferent arterioles

d. Renal veins