Chapter 14: Urinary System and Venipuncture Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 9th Edition

Chapter 14: Urinary System and Venipuncture Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The suprarenal glands are part of the endocrine system. a. True b. False ANS: B REF: 526 2. The left kidney is generally slightly lower, or more inferior, than the right. a. True b. False ANS: B REF: 526 3. Which abdominal muscles run on each side of, and medial and posterior to, the kidneys? a. Rectus abdominis b. External obliques c. Right and left psoas major d. Erector spinae ANS: C REF: 527 4. The average adult kidney measures in length. a. 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7 cm) b. 4 to 5 inches (10 to 13 cm) c. 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) d. 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) ANS: B REF: 527 5. What structure enables the kidneys to be visualized on plain abdominal radiographs? a. Adipose capsule b. Renal pyramids c. Major and minor calyces d. High volume of blood within the kidney ANS: A REF: 527 6. Which of the following functions is not performed by the urinary system? a. Removing nitrogenous wastes b. Regulating water levels in tissues c. Regulating the acid-base and electrolyte balance d. Producing and releasing adrenaline ANS: D REF: 528 7. The term describing the total functioning portions of the kidney is the: a. renal collecting system. b. nephron. c. glomerular capsule. d. renal parenchyma. ANS: D REF: 529 8. Urine will travel from the major calyces to the: a. renal pelvis. b. ureter. c. minor calyces. d. renal pyramids. ANS: A REF: 529 9. The glomeruli, glomerular capsule, and proximal and distal convoluted tubules are located in the of the kidney. a. medulla b. cortex c. collecting system d. fibrous capsule ANS: B REF: 529 10. The structural and functional unit of the kidney is: a. Bowman capsule. b. the calyx. c. the nephron. d. the glomerulus. ANS: C REF: 529 11. Which structure of the kidney is labeled 3?