Pelvis - Urinary Tract

Question 1

The ____ kidney is slightly lower than the _____ kidney

Answer 1

Right; Left

Question 2

Kidneys are _____ organs

Answer 2

retroperitoneal

Question 3

Functions of the Kidney

Answer 3

-Regulate blood pressure
-Ionic balance
-Water content of the blood
-Eliminate metabolic waste
-Produce urine

Question 4

The thin, fibrous surface layer of the kidney is called the _____

Answer 4

Renal capsule

Question 5

5 major internal structures of the kidney

Answer 5

Renal cortex
Renal Medulla
Minor Calyces
Major Calycea
Renal Pelvis

Question 6

There is a fascia surrounding the kidneys and its accessory area structures, which is called

Answer 6

Renal (Gerota’s) Fascia

Question 7

Functional unit of the kidney

Answer 7

Nephrons

Question 8

Which renal artery is longer? L or R?

Answer 8

Right, posterior to IVC

Question 9

Which Renal vein is longer? L or R?

Answer 9

Left, anterior to aorta

Question 10

Renal vein entrapment can cause what

Answer 10

Nutcracker syndrome

Question 11

The renal plexus is an extension of what other plexus?

Answer 11

Celiac

Question 12

Ureters convey urine via what movement

Answer 12

Peristalsis

Question 13

The Uretopelvic junction is known for what

Answer 13

Place where kidney stones tend to “stick”

Question 14

The ureters cross pelvic brim at _____

Answer 14

iliac bifurcation

Question 15

What junction happens at the pelvic brim?

Answer 15

Ureterovesical Junction

Question 16

In a Male, the ureters Pass _____ the pelvic portion of the _______

Answer 16

under; ductus deferens

Question 17

Innervation of the ureters (Both Male and Female)

Answer 17

inferior hypogastric plexuses

Question 18

In females, the ureters pass ____ to the _____

Answer 18

inferior; uterine artery

Question 19

Arteries supplying the male vs. female ureters

Answer 19

Male: Superior and inferior vesical
Female: Uterine, inferior and superior vesical

Question 20

4 surfaces of the Bladder

Answer 20

Superior-peritoneum
Posterior
Inferolateral (2)

Question 21

The bladder is located in the ____ pelvis

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Four parts of the bladder

Answer 22

-Apex- median umbilical ligament
-Neck- lowest, least mobile part
-Body
-Fundus

Question 23

Ureters enter on which side of the bladder?

Answer 23

Posterior

Question 24

Bladder supporting ligaments

Answer 24

Pubovesical (female) and puboprostatic (male)
Lateral Vesicular ligaments (both genders)

Question 25

Arteries serving the bladder

Answer 25

superior vesical
Inferior vesical (males)
Vaginal (females)

Question 26

Veins serving the bladder

Answer 26

vesical venous plexus
drains to internal iliac veins
prostatic, uterovaginal, vertebral plexus communication

Question 27

Innervation to the bladder

Answer 27

vesical nerve plexus inferior hypogastric plexus

Question 28

Four parts to the Male Urethra

Answer 28

• Preprostatic part
• Prostatic part
• Membranous part
• Spongy part

Question 29

Where the ejaculatory ducts are located

Answer 29

Seminal Colliculus

Question 30

Two parts of the preprostatic part

Answer 30

-Internal urethral orifice
-Internal urethral sphincter

Question 31

Two parts of the prostatic part

Answer 31

-Urethral crest
-Seminal colliculus

Question 32

Where are the male urethral sphincters located? What is the innervation?

Answer 32

Internal: - Bladder-urethral junction
I: Autonomic control (sympath)

External: -Deep perineal space
I: Pudendal nerve (S2-S4)

Question 33

T/F - The female urethra has an internal urethral sphincter

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Arteries to the urethra

Answer 34

branches of pudendal artery
-inferior vesical artery (male)
-vaginal artery (female)

Question 35

Veins of the urethra

Answer 35

plexus with arteries

Question 36

Innervation of the urethra

Answer 36

prostatic plexus (male)
-vesical plexus (female)