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Put the portions of the male urethra in the correct order, from the urinary bladder to the exterior.
a: Spongy part
b: Urethral orifice
c: Prostatic part
d: Membranous part |
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| Where in the urinary tract is transitional epithelium found? |
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| Ureters, urethra, and urinary bladder |
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| Blood is supplied to the urinary bladder by branches of the |
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| Blood vessels that make their way from the renal hilum to the renal cortex must travel through extensions of the cortex called |
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| Peritubular capillaries are associated with cortical nephrons, while vasa recta are associated with juxtamedullary nephrons. |
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| The arrangement of circular and longitudinal muscle fibers in the muscularis of the ureter is opposite to that found in the GI tract, where the circular layer is the inner layer. |
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| Which layer is not found in the wall of the ureter? |
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| What is the value of transitional epithelium in the urinary system? |
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| Which is not a function of the urinary system? |
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| Regulation of lymphocyte production |
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| This figure shows a frontal section of the kidney. Which number indicates the renal pelvis? |
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| Which is not correct regarding the kidneys? |
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| The indented medial surface of the kidney is called the renal papilla |
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| Which layer is not found in the wall of the urinary bladder? |
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| No exceptions; all layers are found in the wall of the urinary bladder |
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| The first structure in the kidney to collect newly-formed urine is the |
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| The pattern of venous drainage in the kidney differs from the arterial supply in that there are no arcuate or segmental veins. |
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| Which portion of the renal tubule is described as having simple cuboidal epithelium with only a sparse brush border of microvilli? |
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| The external urethral sphincter |
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| is controlled by the somatic nervous system. |
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| The parasympathetic innervation to the kidney has no known effect. |
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| The internal urethral sphincter is formed by skeletal muscle fibers of the urogenital diaphragm. |
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| Where are the renal pyramids located within the kidney? |
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Place the regions of the nephron in the correct order for the process of urine formation.
a: Capsular space of glomerulus
b: Nephron loop
c: Collecting duct
d: Distal convoluted tubule
e: Proximal convoluted tubule |
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| Which is not correct regarding nephrons? |
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| The renal corpuscle may be located in the renal cortex or renal medulla |
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| Which gives the correct order for the structures through which newly formed urine is transported once it leaves the nephron? |
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| Collecting tubule - collecting duct - papillary duct - minor calyx |
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| Each renal papilla empties into only one minor calyx. |
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| Sympathetic fibers inhibit micturition. |
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| Which is not correct regarding the juxtaglomerular apparatus? |
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| The juxtaglomerular cells are modified smooth muscle cells of the efferent arteriole |
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| Which step(s) in the process of urine formation occur in the renal tubule? |
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| Secretion and reabsorption |
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| Which is the correct sequence of arteries that a drop of blood would flow through as it entered the kidney and moved toward a glomerulus? |
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| Renal artery - segmental artery - interlobar artery - arcuate artery - interlobular artery |
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| How does aldosterone affect urine formation? |
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| Increases the reabsorption of sodium and water by the distal convoluted tubule |
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| Which is not one of the changes in the urinary system due to aging? |
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| Gradual increase in kidney size due to fluid retention |
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| Which organ is not part of the urinary tract? |
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| This figure shows a renal corpuscle. The two structures indicated by number 3 collectively form the |
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| juxtaglomerular apparatus. |
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