Urinary

Question 0

The urinary system is particularly affected by which two body system

Answer 0

Cardiovascular and endocrine system

Question 1

Fill in the blank

The urinary system plays a vital role in ______ waste and ______ fluid and electrolyte balance in the body

Answer 1

Eliminating, regulating

Question 2

The urinary system consists of

Answer 2

Paired kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and the urethra.

Question 3

The urinary system is important in maintaining and regulating the

Answer 3

Body’s internal environment

Question 4

The urinary system excretes

Answer 4

Metabolic wastes

Question 5

The kidneys help regulate

Answer 5

Acid base balance and blood pressure

Question 6

The kidneys sit behind the

Answer 6

Peritoneum

Question 7

True or false

The kidneys are the size of a closed fist

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Explain the Hilum of the inner surface of the kidneys

Answer 8

Where the ureter, renal artery, renal vein, lymphatic vessels, and nerves enter or exit

Question 9

What is the renal fascia?

Answer 9

A layer of dense connective tissue, protects and anchors the kidneys

Question 10

List the three regions of the kidneys

Answer 10

The cortex, medulla and pelvis

Question 11

The renal cortex contains

Answer 11

The glomeruli (clusters of capillaries) which are part of the nephrons

Question 12

In the renal medulla nephrons form

Answer 12

The renal pyramids

Question 13

Ureters move urine to the bladder by?

Answer 13

Peristaltic waves

Question 14

The ureters enter the bladder at the?

Answer 14

Trigone

Question 15

Healthy adults feel the urge to void at how many ml?

Answer 15

300-500ml

Question 16

Fill in the blank

If necessary the bladder can hold more than _______ the amount of 300-500ml

Answer 16

Twice

Question 17

What sphincter relaxes in response to a full bladder?

Answer 17

Internal urethral

Question 18

The second external urethral sphincter formed by skeletal muscle that is

Answer 18

Under voluntary control

Question 19

The urethra is a thin walled muscular tube that

Answer 19

Channels urine out of the body

Question 20

Fill in the blanks

Female urethra is _____ inches while a male urethra is _______ inches

Answer 20

Female 1.5 inches and male 8 inches

Question 21

The kidneys process _______ liters of filtrate each day

Answer 21

180 liters

Question 22

Urine is formed by

Answer 22

The process of glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretin

Question 23

I am the filtered product that contains water, salt, nutrients, and waste products. What am I?

Answer 23

Glomerular Filtrate

Question 24

What is glomerular filtration?

Answer 24

The blood from the renal artery is filtered in the glomerulus under this filtration.

Question 25

What is tubular reabsorption?

Answer 25

Nutrients and salts are actively reabsorbed and transported to the peri tubular capillary network and some water is passively reabsorbed into the peri tubular capillaries

Question 26

Define glomerular filtration rate

Answer 26

Amount of fluid filtered from the blood into the Bowman’s capsule

Question 27

Normal GFR in adults is

Answer 27

120 to 125mL/min

Question 28

What are the primary factors controlling GFR?

Answer 28

Blood pressure and volume

Question 29

Tubular reabsorption occurs by what two mechanisms?

Answer 29

Active and passive

Question 30

Urine is how many percent water and how many percent solutes.

Answer 30

95 percent water and 5 percent solutes

Question 31

What are some solutes that are normally excreted in urine?

Answer 31

Urea, sodium, potassium, phosphate, sulfate, creatinine, uric acid, calcium, magnesium, and bi carbonate.

Question 32

Besides urine, the kidneys produce

Answer 32

Renin, erythropoietin, and activates vitamin D

Question 33

Erythropoietin is

Answer 33

Produced by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia

Question 34

Vitamin D is important for

Answer 34

Calcium regulation in the body

Question 35

The effect of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system is to

Answer 35

raise the blood pressure and blood volume