2025 URINARY SYSTEMS CHAPTER 26 TEST BANK QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS EXPLAINED

2025 URINARY SYSTEMS CHAPTER
26 TEST BANK QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS EXPLAINED
1) The urinary system does all of the following except
A) excreting excess albumin molecules.
B) regulating blood volume.
C) helping to stabilize blood pH.
D) eliminating organic waste products.
E) regulating plasma concentrations of electrolytes. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A) excreting
excess albumin molecules.

2) Functions of the urinary system include all of the following except
A) regulation of blood volume and blood pressure.
B) regulation of plasma concentration of certain ions.
C) helping to stabilize blood pH.
D) conservation of valuable nutrients.
E) storage of fat-soluble vitamins. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>E) storage of fat-soluble
vitamins.

3) The urinary function of elimination occurs through the A) liver.
B) glomerulus. C) kidney.D) ureter.
E) urethra. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>E) urethra.

4) Urine is carried to the urinary bladder by
A) blood vessels.
B) lymphatics.
C) the ureters.
D) the urethra.
E) the calyces. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C) the ureters.

5) Each of the following organs is part of the urinary system except the
A) kidney.
B) urinary bladder.
C) rectum.
D) ureter.
E) urethra. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C) rectum.

6) Urine is temporarily stored in the
A) urethra.
B) urinary bladder.
C) kidney.
D) ureter.
E) trigone. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B) urinary bladder.

,7) Urine is carried from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body by the
A) urethra.
B) glomerulus.
C) convoluted tubule.
D) ureter.
E) collecting duct. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A) urethra.

8) Which of the following activities is not related to kidney function?
A) control of hydrogen ion and pH in the blood
B) control of wastes in the blood
C) lipid digestion
D) regulation of blood pressure
E) maintenance of various blood ion concentrations - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C) lipid
digestion

9) The excretory functions of the urinary system are performed by the
A) urethra.
B) ureters.
C) glomerulus.
D) urinary bladder.
E) kidneys. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>E) kidneys.

10) When the bladder is full, urine is eliminated through the process known as
A) beta-oxidation.
B) defecation.
C) emesis.
D) micturition.
E) segmentation. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>D) micturition.

11) A glomerulus is
A) the expanded end of a nephron.
B) a knot of capillaries within the renal corpuscle.
C) the source of erythropoietin.
D) attached to the collecting duct.
E) the horseshoe-shaped segment of the nephron. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B) a knot of
capillaries within the renal corpuscle.

12) All of the following are true of the kidneys except that they are
A) located in a position that is retroperitoneal.
B) surrounded by a fibrous capsule.
C) located partly within the pelvic cavity.
D) held in place by the renal fascia.
E) covered by peritoneum. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C) located partly within the pelvic
cavity.

, 13) The prominent indentation on the medial surface of the kidney is the
A) calyx.
B) pelvis.
C) ureter.
D) hilum.
E) pyramid. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>D) hilum.

14) The renal sinus is
A) the innermost layer of kidney tissue.
B) part of a renal pyramid.
C) an internal cavity lined by the fibrous capsule.
D) a large branch of the renal pelvis.
E) a renal corpuscle. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C) an internal cavity lined by the fibrous
capsule.

15) The outermost layer of the kidney is the
A) renal cortex.
B) renal medulla.
C) major calyx.
D) fibrous capsule.
E) renal pelvis. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>D) fibrous capsule.

16) The cavity of the kidney that receives urine from the calyces is called the
A) renal papilla.
B) renal pelvis.
C) renal medulla.
D) renal cortex.
E) renal sinus - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B) renal pelvis.

17) Blood leaves the glomerulus through a blood vessel called the
A) afferent arteriole.
B) efferent arteriole.
C) vasa recta.
D) interlobular arteriole.
E) renal vein. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B) efferent arteriole.

18) The condition called ________ is especially dangerous because the ureters or renal blood
vessels can become twisted or kinked during movement.
A) polycystic kidney disease
B) floating kidney
C) pyelonephritis
D) renal calculi
E) renal failure - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B) floating kidney

19) The ________ delivers urine to a minor calyx.
A) nephron loop (loop of Henle)