Urinary System Flashcards

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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. Cortex
c. 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. 200
c. 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 cavae
d. 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.Nephron
c. 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 corpuscle
b. Renal tubule
c. Renal arteries
d. Renal veins

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Question
• 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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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 capillaries
c. Afferent arterioles
d. Renal veins