Ch 33 Urinary System

Question 1

The urinary system is the part of the body responsible for _ and _ of urine.

Answer 1

production and elimination

Question 2

The urinary system consists of 4 organs:

Answer 2

Kidneys
Ureters
Urinary Bladder
Urethra

Question 3

The kidney is a bean shaped organ found in the _ portion of the abdominal cavity on both sides of the _ _.

Answer 3

posterior
vertebral column

Question 4

The _ kidney is usually a bit slower than the other kidney due to its mass of the liver above it

Answer 4

right

Question 5

The lateral border of the kidney is _.

Answer 5

convex

Question 6

The medial border of the kidney is _ and presents a point where all structures that enter or leave the kidney pass called the _.

Answer 6

concave
hilus

Question 7

The hilus of the kidney marks the entrance into the cavity called the _ _

Answer 7

renal sinus

Question 8

The upper end and lower end of the kidney are called the _ and _ _ respectively

Answer 8

superior pole
inferior pole

Question 9

The adrenal gland or supradrenal gland lies on the _ pole and they are supplied by the _ arteries.

Answer 9

superior pole
suprarenal arteries

Question 10

Inside the kidney is the cortex on the periphery which houses the _ inside, containing _ _.

Answer 10

medulla
medullary pyramids

Question 11

The _ arteries supply the kidneys and the _ is longer than the _.

Answer 11

renal arteries
right
left

Question 12

The _ veins drain the kidneys and the _ is longer than the _.

Answer 12

renal veins
left
right

Question 13

The left renal vein receives tributaries from the left _vein, the left _ vein, and the left _ _ vein

Answer 13

left suprarenal vein
left gonadal vein
left ascending lumbar vein

Question 14

The _ is a muscular tube that conveys urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder.

Answer 14

ureter

Question 15

There are _ ureters and they are about _ cm in length

Answer 15

2
25cm

Question 16

Ureters descend along the _ abdominal wall, cross the bifurcation of the _ _ artery at the pelvic brim, and turn _ toward the bladder.

Answer 16

posterior
common iliac artery
medially

Question 17

Ureters course thru the _ wall of the urinary bladder and open in to a cavity inside.

Answer 17

muscular

Question 18

3 constrictions of the ureter are found at:

Answer 18

ureteropelvic junction
pelvic brim
entrance to the bladder

Question 19

Arteries that supply the ureters include (4 items)

Answer 19

Renal arteries
gonadal arteries
Common Iliac arteries
Internal Iliac arteries

Question 20

The bladder is a _ sac acting as a reservoir for urine.

Answer 20

musculomembranous

Question 21

The bladder is found in the _ resting on the _.

Answer 21

pelvis
pubis

Question 22

The bladder’s mucular wall is divided into 2 parts:

Answer 22

Trigone
Detrusor

Question 23

The trigone part of the bladder’s muscular wall is found between the 2 openings of the _ and the internal _ _.

Answer 23

ureter
internal urethral orifice

Question 24

The detrusor part of the bladder’s muscular wall is the remaining muscular part of the bladder after the _ part.

Answer 24

trigone

Question 25

The _ drains the bladder and is a fibromuscular tube extending from the _ _ _ to out of the body.

Answer 25

urethra
internal urethral orifice

Question 26

The _ and _ _ arteries which are branches of the _ _ artery supply the bladder

Answer 26

superior and inferior vesicle arteries
internal iliac rtery