URINARY MOCK EXAM

1. TRUE OR FALSE: The gland below the bladder that surrounds the upper part of the male urethra
is the prostate gland
2. TRUE OR FALSE: The functional microscopic units of the kidney are known as the hilum
3. TRUE OR FALSE: Urine travels from the kidney to the bladder through the urethra - FALSE, ureter
4. The medical term used to identify excessive increase in urine production.
a. Polydipsia
b. Polygamy
c. Polyuria
d. Polyphagia
5. The usual amount of blood transported by the left and right renal arteries into the kidneys per
minute for filtration.
a. 300 ml
b. 500 ml
c. 1000 ml
d. 1200 ml
6. A frontal section of the kidney will show an outer area known as the cortex and an inner area
that is called _______
a. Medulla
b. Cortex
c. Nephron
d. Plexus
7. Which of the following represents the correct sequence of blood flow through the kidney?
a. Renal artery, renal vein, afferent arteriole, efferent artery, interlobar artery
b. Renal vein, interlobar artery, afferent arteriole, efferent artery, renal artery
c. Renal artery, interlobar artery, afferent arteriole, efferent artery, renal vein
d. Renal artery, interlobar artery, efferent arteriole, afferent artery, renal vein
8. The left kidney is anatomically higher than the right kidney because the ____ occupies a large
area.
a. Stomach
b. Lungs
c. Appendix
d. Liver
9. The U-shaped bend of the renal tubule
a. Loop of henle
b. Renal corpuscle
c. Hilum
d. Trigone
10. The left kidney is anatomically higher than the right kidney because the ____ occupies a large
area.
a. Polydipsia
b. Polyuria
c. Polyphagia
d. Polycythemia
11. The process that delivers substances away from the tubular fluid then returns to the blood of
the peritubular capillary.
a. Tubular secretion
b. Tubular reabsorption
c. Tubular excretion
d. Tubular inhibition
12. The outermost strata of the tissue that surrounds the kidneys and anchors the kidneys to their
structures as well as its abdominal wall is called ______
a. Renal fascia
b. Renal corpuscle
c. Renal column
d. Renal pyramid
13. It is a nephron component that drains filtrate from Bowman capsule
a. Collecting duct
b. Proximal convoluted tubule
c. Loop of Henle
d. Distal convoluted tubule
14. Water approximately makes up __% of urine.
a. 40%
b. 90%
c. 30%
d. 95%
15. The cortex and inner area that is seen through a frontal section of a kidney shows the ___.
a. Trigone
b. Nephron
c. Renal plexus
d. Medulla
16. The funnel-shaped structure that surrounds the tip of each renal pyramid. It also collects urine
from the ducts of the pyramids.
a. Glomerulus
b. Renal corpuscle
c. Minor calyx
d. Bowman’s capsule
17. Water percentage of urine
a. 95%
b. 50%
c. 25%
d. 70%
18. The tube wherein the urine travels from the kidney then enters the bladder is called the _____
a. Capillary
b. Ureter
c. Urethra
d. Pyramid
19. Blood transported by the renal arteries to the left and right kidney for filtration is approximately
__ml every minute
a. 600 ml
b. 100 ml
c. 1,200 ml
d. 1,100 ml
20. The right kidney is said to be lower than the left kidney for the mere fact that the large area
possesses the _______
a. Duodenum
b. Pancreas
c. Liver
d. Spleen