Chapter 42: Urinary System Patton: Anatomy and Physiology, 10th Edition Exam|Questions and Answers| 100% Accurate

Chapter 42: Urinary System Patton: Anatomy and Physiology, 10th Edition Exam|Questions and Answers| 100% Accurate Which of the following is(are) classified as an accessory organ of the urinary system? a. Ureters b. Urinary bladder c. Urethra d. All of the above - answer-d. all of the above The shape of the kidney could best be described as _____-shaped. - answer-bean The calyces of the kidney join together to form a large collection reservoir called the: - answer-renal pelvis There are how many openings in the urinary bladder? - answer-three (two ureters and one urethra) The function of the urinary bladder is to: - answer-serve as a reservoir for urine before it leaves the body, and to expel urine from the body, aided by the urethra One difference between the male urethra and the female urethra is the male urethra is: - answer-part of two different body systems. At the beginning of the "plumbing system" of the urinary system, urine leaving the renal papilla is collected in the cuplike structures called: - answer-calyces Urine is conducted from the kidney to the urinary bladder through a tube called the: - answer-ureterSubstances travel from the glomerulus into the glomerular capsule by the process of: - answer-filtration Of all the blood pumped per minute by the heart, approximately ____ goes through the kidneys. - answer-1/5 Cells called podocytes make up the: - answer-visceral layer of the glomerular capsule The portion of the nephron that empties into a calyx is the: - answer-collecting tubule Which of the following is not a part of the glomerular-capsular membrane? - answer-parietal layer of glomerular capsule A portion of the nephron that can lie within the medulla is the: - answer-nephron loop Approximately how much blood flows through the kidneys per minute? - answer-1200 mL In the kidney, blood flows from the interlobular artery into the: - answer-afferent arteriole