Chapter 25 Review Questions Flashcards
Diabetes insipidus or diabetes mellitus would most likely be indicated by ________.
a) anuria
b) polyuria
c) oliguria
d) none of the above
B. Polyuria
The color of urine is determined mainly by ________.
a)diet
b)filtration rate
c)byproducts of red blood cell breakdown
d)filtration efficiency
c)byproducts of red blood cell breakdown
Production of less than 50 mL/day of urine is called ________.
a)normal
b)polyuria
c)oliguria
d)anuria
D. Anuria
Peristaltic contractions occur in the ________.
a) urethra
b)bladder
c)ureters
d)urethra, bladder, and ureters
C. Ureters
Somatic motor neurons must be ________ to relax the external urethral sphincter to allow urination.
a)stimulated
b)inhibited
B. Inhibited
Which part of the urinary system is not completely retroperitoneal?
a)kidneys
b)ureters
c)bladder
d)nephrons
C. Bladder
The renal pyramids are separated from each other by extensions of the renal cortex called ________.
a)renal medulla
b)minor calyces
c)medullary cortices
d)renal columns
D. Renal columns
The primary structure found within the medulla is the ________.
a)loop of Henle
b)minor calyces
c)portal system
d)ureter
Loop of henle
The right kidney is slightly lower because __________.
a) it is displaced by the liver
b) it is displaced by the heart
c)it is slightly smaller
d) it needs protection of the lower ribs
a) it is displaced by the liver
Blood filtrate is captured in the lumen of the ________.
a)glomerulus
b)Bowman’s capsule
c)calyces
d)renal papillae
b)Bowman’s capsule
What are the names of the capillaries following the efferent arteriole?
a)arcuate and medullary
b)interlobar and interlobular
c)peritubular and vasa recta
d)peritubular and medullary
c)peritubular and vasa recta
The functional unit of the kidney is called ________.
a)the renal hilus
b)the renal corpuscle
c)the nephron
d)Bowman’s capsule
c)the nephron
________ pressure must be greater on the capillary side of the filtration membrane to achieve filtration.
a)Osmotic
b)Hydrostatic
b)Hydrostatic
Production of urine to modify plasma makeup is the result of ________.
a)filtration
b)absorption
c)secretion
d)filtration, absorption, and secretion
d)filtration, absorption, and secretion
Systemic blood pressure must stay above 60 so that the proper amount of filtration occurs.
a) true
b) false
False