Question 1

In CAPD,what serves as the dialysis membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  the walls of the blood vessels
B)  a filter inside the instrument
C)  the kidneys themselves
D)  the peritoneum
E)  the pleural membraneF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

Each nephron has its own collecting duct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How many openings (inputs and outputs) are there in the urinary bladder?

Accepted Answer

A)  one
B)  two
C)  three
D)  four
E)  fiveF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Why does urine have an acidic pH?

Accepted Answer

A)  The kidneys filter and excrete H+ from the blood.
B)  The kidneys produce H+ in the process of filtering the blood.
C)  The blood has an acidic pH and the kidneys produce urine similar to the pH of the blood.
D)  There is a high concentration of HCl acid in the urine producing an acidic substance.
E)  The kidneys absorb H+ ions and excrete bicarbonate ions.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 5

What is the normal pH of blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  neutral
B)  slightly basic
C)  slightly acidic
D)  extremely basic
E)  extremely acidicF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following particles are not filtered out of the blood in the glomerulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  plasma proteins
B)  water
C)  nitrogenous wastes
D)  salts
E)  nutrientsF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following does not assist the kidneys in excretion of nitrogenous wastes?

Accepted Answer

A)  liver
B)  sweat glands
C)  muscles
D)  blood
E)  pancreasF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

How are excretion and defecation alike?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are carried out by the urinary system.
B)  Both eliminate waste from the body.
C)  Both are carried out by the digestive system.
D)  Both involve the kidneys.
E)  Both involve the colon.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Substances that are nonfilterable in the glomerulus exit the nephron through the afferent arteriole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain the three steps involved in urine formation.

Accepted Answer

1.Glomerular filtration: water,salts,nut...

Question 11

In the analogy where the liver is like the sewage treatment plant,the kidneys are like

Accepted Answer

A)  the trucks that take the waste out of town.
B)  the people who produce the waste.
C)  trash cans where the waste is stored.
D)  the trucks that carry the waste from the people who produce it to the treatment plant.
E)  trucks that produce the wastE.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

What is an infection of the urinary bladder called?

Accepted Answer

A)  cystitis
B)  urethritis
C)  pyelonephritis
D)  hemodialysis
E)  uremiaF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

What hormones regulate the reabsorption of sodium and water in the distal convoluted tubule?

Accepted Answer

A)  creatinine and renin
B)  renin and aquaporin
C)  aquaporin and aldosterone
D)  aldosterone and renin
E)  creatinine and aldosteroneF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Which part of the urinary system is shared with the reproductive system in males?

Accepted Answer

A)  bladder
B)  ureters
C)  kidneys
D)  urethra
E)  renal pelvisF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

How is penicillin removed from the blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  glomerular filtration
B)  tubular secretion
C)  tubular reabsorption
D)  phagocytosis
E)  passive transportF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the hormones involved in the regulation of water-salt balance is produced by the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

Accepted Answer

A)  aldosterone
B)  renin
C)  ADH
D)  ANH
E)  testosteroneF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Which substance is removed from the blood during tubular secretion?

Accepted Answer

A)  H+
B)  Na+
C)  Aldosterone
D)  water
E)  Cl-F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

The reabsorption of water in the kidneys always precedes the reabsorption of salt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The collecting duct of the nephron originates in what region of the kidney and extends to what region of the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)  renal cortex to the renal medulla
B)  renal cortex to the renal pelvis
C)  renal medulla to the renal cortex
D)  renal medulla to the renal pelvis
E)  renal pelvis to the renal medullaF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Tubular reabsorption requires both passive and active modes of reabsorption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Urinary System

Tubular reabsorption requires both passive and active modes of reabsorption.

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How are excretion and defecation alike?

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What hormones regulate the reabsorption of sodium and water in the distal convoluted tubule?

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Which of the following particles are not filtered out of the blood in the glomerulus?

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How is penicillin removed from the blood?

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Substances that are nonfilterable in the glomerulus exit the nephron through the afferent arteriole.

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The reabsorption of water in the kidneys always precedes the reabsorption of salt.

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In CAPD,what serves as the dialysis membrane?

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Which of the hormones involved in the regulation of water-salt balance is produced by the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

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Each nephron has its own collecting duct.

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Why does urine have an acidic pH?

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What is the normal pH of blood?

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In the analogy where the liver is like the sewage treatment plant,the kidneys are like

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Which part of the urinary system is shared with the reproductive system in males?

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Which of the following does not assist the kidneys in excretion of nitrogenous wastes?

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Which substance is removed from the blood during tubular secretion?

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How many openings (inputs and outputs) are there in the urinary bladder?

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What is an infection of the urinary bladder called?

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Explain the three steps involved in urine formation.

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The collecting duct of the nephron originates in what region of the kidney and extends to what region of the kidney?

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