Bio 112 Chapter 17 Practice Test - Urinary System

1. Place the structures below in the proper sequence as the blood filtrate (urine) would pass through them.

1. Loop of Henle

2. distal convoluted tubule

3. proximal convoluted tubule

4. glomerular capsule

A. 1,2,3,4

B. 4,3,2,1

C. 4,3,1,2

D. 4,2,1,3

 2. Which of the following lists the correct sequence of vessels for blood flow through the kidney?

1. afferent arteriole

2. glomerulus

3. efferent arteriole

4. peritubular capillary network

A. 2,3,4,1

B. 3,2,1,4

C. 1,4,3,2

D. 1,2,3,4

3. Which of the following lists the correct sequence of structures for urine flow out of the kidney?

1. collecting tubules

2. calyces

3. renal pelvis

A. 1,3,2

B. 1,2,3

C. 3,2,1

D. 2,3,1

4. The tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder is called the

A. urethra

B. nephron

C. ureter

D. vas deferens

5. A division of the medulla of the kidney is called

A. a renal pyramid

B. a renal column

C. a calyx

D. a renal pelvis

6. A main function of the juxtaglomerular apparatus is to

A. remove foreign particles from urine

B. adjust blood pressure

C. to put glucose back into the blood

D. all of the above

7. Glucose is normally found in urine when it leaves the kidney.

A. true

B. false

 8. Glucose is normally found in the glomerular filtrate (fluid found in glomerulus).

A. true

B. false

Answers:

1.  c    2.  d    3. b    4. c    5. a    6. b    7. b    8. a