Chapter 26 Practice Questions

The kidneys lie in the ________ cavity. a. abdominal b. cranial c. thoracic d. pelvic

Abdominal

Fluid in the nephron is not referred to as urine until it reaches the _________ a. loop of Henle b. collecting duct c. Bowman's capsule d. glomerulus

Collecting duct

Which of the following is part of a uriniferous tubule, but NOT part of a nephron? a. thin segment b. glomerulus c. collecting tubule d. vasa recta

Collecting tubule

The most superficial layer of the kidney is the __________ a. renal papilla b. cortex c. renal pyramids d. medulla

Cortex

Which of the following processes does NOT participate in the production of urine in the kidney? a. reabsorption b. secretion c. filtration d. evaporation

Evaportation

Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney? a. excrete excess glucose b. maintain the proper chemistry for blood c. remove nitrogenous wastes from the blood d. remove excess water from the blood

Excrete excess glucose

A renal corpuscle is the same as a _________ a. glomerulus plus a glomerular capsule b. nephron c. kidney lobe d. uriniferous tubule plus the associated blood vessels

Glomerulus plus a glomerular capsule

Which of the following is NOT normally found in urine? a. uric acid b. glucose c. creatinine d. urea

Glucose

The part of the uriniferous tubule whose epithelial cells are most responsible for reabsorption and secretion is the ____________ a. glomerular capsule (podocytes) b. thin segment c. distal tubule d. proximal tubule

Proximal tubule

The epithelium lining the urinary bladder that permits distention is ________ a. transitional b. stratified squamous c. pseudostratified columnar d. simple squamous

Pseudostratified columnar

The structure that is (are) the most important for holding the kidney in place in the abdomen is (are) the __________ a. diaphragm, through its muscle tone b. renal ligaments c. renal fascia d. renal vessels

Renal fascia

Before it enters the ureter, urine collects in the ___________ a. renal pelvis b. renal pyramids c. renal cortex d. renal sinus

Renal pelvis

Of the following, the only epithelial type that does NOT line the urethra is ___________ a. stratified columnar b. stratified squamous c. simple squamous d. psuedostratified columnar

Simple squamous

Transitional epithelium changes shapes, but in the unstretched state it most closely resembles which type of epithelium? a. stratified cuboidal b. simple squamous c. stratified squamous d. simple columnar

Stratified cuboidal

Which of the following is NOT found in the renal corpuscle? a. the glomerulus b. the loop on Henle c. podocytes d. Bowman's capsule

The loop of Henle

An increase in the permeability of collecting tubule cells to water is due to _______ a. an increase in the production of ADH b. a decrease in the production of ADH c. a decrease in the concentration of solutes in the blood plasma d. the presence of a salty urine in the bladder

The presence of a salty urine in the bladder

Urine passes through the _______ a. glomerulus to the ureter of the nephron b. hilus to the urethra of the bladder c. renal pelvis to the ureter to the bladder to the urethra d. kidney hilus to the bladder to the ureter

Renal pelvis to the ureter to the bladder to the urethra

The mucosal folds in the bladder (rugae) ___________ a. are not present in life, only cadavers b. act to increase the surface area for absorption c. thicken the bladder wall so that it does not burst d. have the same basic function as transitional epithelium-accommodating stretch as the bladder fills

Have the same basic function as transitional epithelium-accommodating stretch as the bladder fills

When Melinda was asked to identify a "mystery" slide on a histology test, she immediately identified it as the renal cortex because of the presence of scattered _________ a. renal papillae b. thin segments c. renal corpuscles d. vasa recta

Renal corpuscles

Another name for the neck of the bladder is the ________ a. inferior angle b. superior surface c. trigone d. anterior angle

Inferior angle

Which of the following regions of the nephron is most likely to be found in the renal medulla? a. proximal convoluted tubule b. distal convoluted tubule c. glomerulus d. loop of Henle

Loop of Henle

If you looked closely at the tip of a renal papilla with a hand lens, the hundred of little openings you would see on its surface are __________ a. glomeruli b. openings of papillary ducts c. renal sinuses d. minor calyces

Openings of papillary ducts

An important difference between a cuboidal epithelial cell of the proximal versus the distal convoluted tubules is that ___________ a. the proximal tubule cells are more active in absorption and secretion b. one lies in the renal cortex, the other in the medulla c. the former only secretes, the latter only filters d. only one has a folded basolateral plasmalemma filled with enzymes for ion transport

The proximal tubule cells are more active in absorption and secretion

Which gland sits atop the kidney? a. pancreas b. interlobar gland c. adrenal d. pituitary

Adrenal