Medical Terminology Systems 7th Edition By Barbara A. Gylys – Test Bank

Overview

11. Urinary System

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. The opening where the renal artery and renal vein enter and leave the kidney is called the:
a. hilum.
b. ureter.
c. trigone.
d. renal tubule.
e. Bowman capsule.

____ 2. Urine is expelled from the body through the:
a. renal tubule.
b. ureter.
c. renal pelvis.
d. calyx.
e. urethra.

____ 3. The filtering units found in the kidneys that are responsible for urine formation are called:
a. calyces.
b. collecting tubules.
c. bulbourethral glands.
d. urinary meatus.
e. nephrons.

____ 4. In the process of urine formation, filtration takes place in the:
a. renal corpuscle.
b. bladder.
c. renal pelvis.
d. loop of Henle.
e. collecting tubule.

____ 5. The kidneys secrete erythropoietin to stimulate production of:
a. nitrogenous products.
b. red blood cells when oxygen levels are low.
c. white blood cells.
d. electrolytes.
e. amino acids.

____ 6. The renal corpuscle is composed of capillaries known as the:
a. glomerulus.
b. tubule.
c. efferent arteriole.
d. afferent arteriole.
e. Bowman capsule.

____ 7. Waste products are transported to kidneys via the:
a. renal artery.
b. renal vein.
c. collecting tubule.
d. renal pelvis.
e. ureter.

____ 8. The renal pelvis is:
a. an extension of the peritoneal cavity.
b. an extension of the ureter.
c. located at the base of the bladder.
d. a portion of the urethra.
e. a portion of the renal corpuscle.

____ 9. Which hormone is produced by the kidneys?
a. Vasopressin
b. Antidiuretic hormone
c. Erythropoietin
d. Calcitonin
e. Androgen

____ 10. After wastes are removed, blood leaves the kidney by way of the:
a. ureter.
b. renal artery.
c. portal vein.
d. renal vein.
e. urinary meatus.

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

2. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

3. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

4. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

5. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

6. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

7. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

8. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

9. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology

10. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Anatomy & Physiology