Anatomy lecture exam IV urinary

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practice exam focusing on urinary system and primarily physiology of the kidney
Rebecca Matthews
Quiz by Rebecca Matthews, updated more than 1 year ago
Rebecca Matthews
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Question 1

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The functions of the urinary system are: 1. [blank_start]volume regulation[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]acid/base balance[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]electrolyte balance[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]elimination of waste[blank_end] 5. [blank_start]Endocrine[blank_end]
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  • volume regulation
  • acid/base balance
  • electrolyte balance
  • elimination of waste
  • Endocrine

Question 2

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[blank_start]Glomerular filtration[blank_end] is the movement of components of plasma out of the glomereal capillaries into the bowman's capsule.
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  • Glomerular filtration

Question 3

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The functional urine forming unit in the kidney is the [blank_start]nephron[blank_end].
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  • nephron

Question 4

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Trace plasma from an afferent arteriole until it is excreted from the body as urine. [blank_start]glomerulus[blank_end]--> [blank_start]bowmans capsule[blank_end] --> [blank_start]Proximal Convoluted Duct[blank_end] --> [blank_start]loop of henle[blank_end] --> [blank_start]Distal convoluted duct[blank_end] --> [blank_start]collecting tubule[blank_end] --> [blank_start]papillae[blank_end] --> [blank_start]minor calyces[blank_end] --> [blank_start]major calyces[blank_end] --> [blank_start]pelvis -[blank_end]-> [blank_start]ureter[blank_end] --> [blank_start]bladder[blank_end] --> [blank_start]urethra[blank_end]
Answer
  • glomerulus
  • bowmans capsule
  • Proximal Convoluted Duct
  • loop of henle
  • Distal convoluted duct
  • collecting tubule
  • papillae
  • minor calyces
  • major calyces
  • pelvis -
  • ureter
  • bladder
  • urethra

Question 5

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The rate at which you form glomelular filtrate is [blank_start]GFR[blank_end].
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  • GFR

Question 6

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GFR in the average adult male is:
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  • 120ml/min
  • 225ml/min
  • 90-95ml/min
  • 125ml/min

Question 7

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GFR in the average adult female is:
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  • 90-95ml/min
  • 125ml/min
  • 80-85ml/min
  • 120ml/min

Question 8

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The absorption rate of water from glomelular filtrate is [blank_start]99%[blank_end].
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  • 99%

Question 9

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How much of your cardiac output goes to the kidneys?
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  • 30-35%
  • 20-25%
  • 10-15%
  • 5-10%

Question 10

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If a substance is tubularly reabsorbed, then the amount in the urine is [blank_start]less than[blank_end] the amount in the glomerular filtrate.
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  • less than
  • greater than

Question 11

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label all the structures of the nephron
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  • collecting tubule
  • goes to paillae
  • distal convoluted tubule
  • loop of henle
  • proximal convoluted tubule
  • bowman's capsule
  • glomerulus

Question 12

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[blank_start]Tubular re-absorption[blank_end] is when you move something form the nephron tubules to the peritubular capillaries. Another way of saying out of the [blank_start]tubule[blank_end] and into the [blank_start]blood[blank_end].
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  • Tubular re-absorption
  • tubule
  • blood

Question 13

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How is glucose sent across membranes?
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  • re-absorption
  • active transport
  • osmosis
  • glomelular filtration

Question 14

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Clearing is the ability of the kidney to remove substances from your blood.
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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What determines the amount of a substance in glomelular filtrate (ex: glucose)?
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  • the filtration rate of the same substance
  • the concentration of the same substance found in plasma
  • permeability of same substance in PCT
  • ability of kidney to clear the same substance

Question 16

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The maximum rate at which a substance can be re-absorbed from the nephron tubules is referred to as the [blank_start]transport maximum[blank_end] for that substance.
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  • transport maximum

Question 17

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This is a process where a carrier molecule uses ATP to move a molecule across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient. It has a high level of specificity.
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  • facilitated diffusion
  • exocytosis
  • active transport
  • diffusion

Question 18

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If glucose is found in your urine is it called [blank_start]glucosuria[blank_end] or [blank_start]glycosuria[blank_end].
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  • glucosuria
  • glycosuria

Question 19

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The [blank_start]renal plasma threshold[blank_end] is the plasma level at which something starts to appear in your urine.
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  • renal plasma threshold

Question 20

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If a patient has glucosuria what do you already know about his plasma glucose level?
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  • his plasma has exceeded the renal plasma threshold level of 180mg/100ml of blood.
  • the patient is diabetic and is not producing proper amounts of insulin.
  • there is no way to determine anything about his plasma glucose level at this point.
  • the patient is spilling glucose in his urine because his afferent arteriole is blocked and not allowing the glomerulus to filter to the bowman's capsule.

Question 21

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Amino acids should be present in your urine.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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[blank_start]Amino acids[blank_end] are actively transported in the tubules and are needed so that your body can make [blank_start]proteins[blank_end].
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  • Amino acids
  • Potassium ions
  • Nucleic acids
  • proteins
  • electolytes
  • DNA and RNA

Question 23

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It is called [blank_start]aminoaciduria[blank_end] when amino acids are found in your urine. The most common type of this is [blank_start]cystine[blank_end].
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  • aminoaciduria
  • cystine

Question 24

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When substances "fall out of solution" or become too concentrated they [blank_start]precipitate[blank_end].
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  • precipitate

Question 25

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The major nitrogenous waste in humans is [blank_start]urea[blank_end].
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  • urea

Question 26

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Urea is produced primarily in the [blank_start]deamination of amino acids[blank_end].
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  • deamination of amino acids

Question 27

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The clinical estimate of urea in blood is called your [blank_start]blood urea nitrogen[blank_end] level or [blank_start]BUN[blank_end].
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  • blood urea nitrogen
  • BUN

Question 28

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Why would your BUN level increase when you have a disease?
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  • Because the kidneys are not functioning at full capacity and are unable to clear the nitrogen from your system properly
  • during a disease there is a significant number of cells that are damaged and dying. They are made up of proteins which is a nitrogenous waste and thus your BUN will rise.
  • during the disease process the inflammatory process produces greater amounts of nitrogen therefor increase blood nitrogen levels.
  • your BUN will not increase when you have a disease.

Question 29

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Urine is basically glomelular filtrate minus everything you decided to re-absorb or uptake.
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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the hormone promoting Na+ retention by the kidney is [blank_start]aldosterone[blank_end].
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  • aldosterone
  • ADH
  • adrenal norepinephrine

Question 31

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The hormone [blank_start]aldosterone[blank_end] comes from a gland on top of the kidneys called the [blank_start]adrenals[blank_end].
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  • aldosterone
  • adrenals

Question 32

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Only about 20% of your nephrons are called [blank_start]jextamedullary[blank_end] nephrons.
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  • juxtamedullary

Question 33

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The juxtamedullary nephrons have a __________ that projects way down into the tip of the pyramid and the remaining nephrons are called cortica nephrons because they primarily lie within the __________ .
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  • collecting tubule/pyramid
  • loop of henle/papillae
  • loop of henle/cortex medulla
  • medulla/adrenal cortex

Question 34

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solute=[blank_start]dissolve e[blank_end] and solvent= [blank_start]dis-solver[blank_end]
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  • dissolve e
  • dis-solver

Question 35

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This type of solution has a higher solute than the comparative solution.
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  • hypotonic
  • osmotic
  • hypertonic
  • homogeneous

Question 36

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Cells placed in hypertonic solution would be expected to [blank_start]shrink[blank_end].
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  • shrink
  • swell

Question 37

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Molecules going from an area of high solvent to low solvent through a semi-permeable membrane is called [blank_start]osmosis[blank_end].
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  • osmosis

Question 38

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Freshwater fish live in a hypotonic environment. They generally have a problem with water [blank_start]gain[blank_end].
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  • gain
  • loss

Question 39

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Medullary fluids of the kidney are [blank_start]hypertonic[blank_end] to most body fluids.
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  • hypertonic
  • hypotonic

Question 40

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Solutes are concentrated in the medullary fluids of the kidney by the [blank_start]counter current multiplier[blank_end] mechanism.
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  • counter current multiplier

Question 41

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Water goes from hypotonic solutions to hypertonic solutions because tonicity is determined by the solute.
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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Sodium retention generally has the effect of [blank_start]raising[blank_end] blood potassium levels.
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  • raising
  • lowering

Question 43

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Does facilitated diffusion utilize ATP?
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  • yes
  • no

Question 44

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We control urine concentration by the counter current multiplier mechanism.
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  • True
  • False

Question 45

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What separates the cortex from the medulla?
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  • base of pyramid
  • cortico medullary line
  • medullary cortex
  • loop of henle

Question 46

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The cortex of the kidney is what in relationship to the body?
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  • hypotonic
  • ionic
  • isotonic
  • hypertonic

Question 47

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The [blank_start]ascending[blank_end] loop of henle has a [blank_start]thicker[blank_end] membrane that is [blank_start]impermeable[blank_end] to water and therefore osmosis [blank_start]can not[blank_end] occur. Salt is then removed from the tubular fluid by means of [blank_start]active transport[blank_end] and the fluid is now more [blank_start]dilute[blank_end].
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  • ascending
  • descending
  • thicker
  • thinner
  • impermeable
  • permeable
  • can not
  • does
  • active transport
  • fascilitated diffusion
  • dilute
  • concentrated

Question 48

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When urine reaches the top of ascending loop of hele what level of concentration is it in proportion to your bodily fluids?
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  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1/2
  • 3/4

Question 49

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Highest level of dilute you can get urine is [blank_start]1/3[blank_end] that of bodily fluids and the highest level of concentration is [blank_start]4[blank_end] times that of normal bodily fluids.
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  • 1/3
  • 4

Question 50

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What gives the medullary portion of the kidney it's hypertonicity?
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  • the cortico medullary line because as the fluid passes through solutes are removed
  • the collecting tubule where solutes spill over into the medulla
  • none of these
  • the ascending portion of the loop of henle where salt is actively transported and the osmotic capibility of the descending loop of henle or more simply put it is because of the counter current multiplier mechanism.

Question 51

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The [blank_start]DCT[blank_end] and collecting tubule have [blank_start]water[blank_end] pores that allow for further control of urine concentration. If the pores are open the urine is more [blank_start]concentrated[blank_end] and if the pores are closed the urine will be [blank_start]diluted[blank_end].
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  • DCT
  • PCT
  • water
  • salt
  • concentrated
  • dilute
  • diluted
  • concentrated

Question 52

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The hormone that controls your water pores in the DCT and collecting tubule is [blank_start]anti diuretic hormone[blank_end] also known as [blank_start]ADH[blank_end].
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  • anti diuretic hormone
  • ADH

Question 53

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Vasopressin is another word for ADH and it is stored and released by your posterior pituitary.
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  • True
  • False

Question 54

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ADH is [blank_start]against[blank_end] diuresis because it [blank_start]decreases[blank_end] urine volume and [blank_start]increases[blank_end] urine concentration.
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  • against
  • for
  • decreases
  • increases
  • increases
  • decreases

Question 55

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ADH [blank_start]opens[blank_end] the water pores of the DCT and collecting tubules.
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  • opens
  • closes

Question 56

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At night your production of ADH goes [blank_start]up[blank_end].
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  • up
  • down

Question 57

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[blank_start]Glomerular filtrate[blank_end] is made up of everything that is in plasma except for the [blank_start]plasma proteins[blank_end].
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  • Glomerular filtrate
  • plasma proteins
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