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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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• 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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• What organ is a storage site for urine?
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Answer
Bladder
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• 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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• What tube delivers urine from the bladder to the external environment?
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Answer
Urethra
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• 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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• What tubes transport urine from kidneys to the bladder?
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Ureters
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• What organ is located on top of each kidney?
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Answer
Adrenal glands
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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Glomerular filtration is accomplished by ______.
a. Osmosis
b. Gravity
c. Hydrostatic pressure
d. Diffusion
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a. Osmosis
b. Gravity
c. Hydrostatic pressure
d. Diffusion
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• 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