Download Urinary System and Spleen Self Quiz

Self Quiz on the Urinary System and Spleen
1. Match the name of the structure with the correct number of that structure found in the ENTIRE BODY.
Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
_____ Urethra
_____ Spleen
a) 1
d) 4
_____ Ureter
_____Urinary tract organs
b) 2
e) 6
_____ Kidney
_____ Renal pelvises
c) 3
f) 8
______2. Which of the following is the correct path taken by urine after it leaves the papilla?
a) minor calyces, major calyces, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra
b) renal pelvis, minor calyces, major calyces, ureter, bladder, urethra
c) minor calyces, major calyces, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra
d) minor calyces, major calyces, renal pelvis, urethra, bladder, ureter
______3. The male urethra ________.
a) serves both excretory and reproductive functions.
b) is considerably shorter than the female urethra.
c) carries urine from the penis to the prostate gland
d) all of the above
______4. Which of the following is a function of the kidney?
a) maintenance of water / salt balance
b) maintenance of acid / base balance
c) removal of toxins and metabolic wastes from blood
d) all of the above
5. What structures would be found entering or leaving the kidney at the renal hilus?
______6. Urine moves from kidney to the bladder ________.
a) through the urethra
b) by gravity and by peristalsis
c) by the process of micturition
d) all of the above
7. Match each part of the kidney with its best description.
______Cortex
A. The outermost region of the kidney
______Medulla
B. The apex or rounded point of a pyramid
______Pyramid
C. The inner region of the kidney
______Papilla
D. The outer connective tissue covering of the kidney
______Renal pelvis
E. The collecting system that empties into the renal pelvis
______Calyx
F. The functional unit of the kidney
______Nephron
G. Cone-shaped structure found in the medulla
______Capsule
H. The flattened, funnel-like part of the kidney
8. The internal urethral sphincter ______.
a) relaxes with parasympathetic stimulation
c) is under involuntary control
b) is composed of smooth muscle
d) all of the above
9. The muscle of the bladder wall _______.
a) is made of skeletal muscle so that we can choose when we go to the bathroom
b) is called the detrusor muscle
c) is the innermost layer of the bladder wall
d) all of the above
10. The process of emptying the bladder is known as ________.
a) defecation
b) mastication
c) segmentation
d) micturition
11. The bladder is ________.
a) a muscular sac
b) normally found in the pelvis, but can extend into the abdominal cavity
c) has a mucosa or inner lining made up of transitional epithelium
d) all of the above
12. a) What is the function of the bladder?
b) What is the function of the urethra
c) What is the function of the ureter?
13. The kidney ________.
a) is the primary organ of excretion
b) is peritoneal
c) contains an inner mucosa, a middle muscular layer and an outer adventitia
d) none of the above
14. The spongy urethra _________.
a) is the portion of the female urethra that runs through the cervix
b) is not able to transport urine
c) is the portion of the male urethra that runs through the penis
d) none of the above
15. Are men or women more likely to get a urinary tract infection?
Why?
16. To which organ system does the spleen belong?
17. Name the functions of the spleen.