Urinary System Nephron Quiz

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What is the role of the nephron in the urinary system?

It produces urine by filtering blood and collecting waste. (correct)

It regulates blood pressure through hormone secretion.

It stores urine until excretion.

It distributes nutrients to the kidneys.

Which part of the urinary ductwork is responsible for collecting urine from multiple minor calyces?

Minor calyx

Renal pelvis (correct)

Ureter

Major calyx

What is contained within the glomerular capsule?

Fluid filtered from blood, known as urinary filtrate (correct)

Capillary networks for nutrient exchange

Urine produced by the renal papilla

Erythrocytes and leukocytes from blood

At which location does the renal artery and renal vein enter or exit the kidney?

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Which structure is primarily responsible for urine concentration in the nephron?

Loop of Henle Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary filtration unit of the kidney responsible for urine production?

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In which part of the kidney do the renal pyramids collect urine before it goes to the minor calyx?

Medulla Signup and view all the answers

What anatomical structure lies between the bladder and the penile urethra in males?

Prostate gland Signup and view all the answers

Which structure serves as a collecting area for urine before it reaches the ureter?

Major calyx Signup and view all the answers

What is the order of urine flow starting from the nephron?

Nephron, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the renal corpuscle in the nephron?

Filtration of blood Signup and view all the answers

Which anatomical feature distinguishes the male urinary system from the female urinary system?

Presence of prostate gland Signup and view all the answers

Where do the ureters transport urine to from the kidneys?

Bladder Signup and view all the answers

Urinary System Nephron Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the role of the nephron in the urinary system?

Which part of the urinary ductwork is responsible for collecting urine from multiple minor calyces?

What is contained within the glomerular capsule?

At which location does the renal artery and renal vein enter or exit the kidney?

Which structure is primarily responsible for urine concentration in the nephron?

What is the primary filtration unit of the kidney responsible for urine production?

In which part of the kidney do the renal pyramids collect urine before it goes to the minor calyx?

What anatomical structure lies between the bladder and the penile urethra in males?

Which structure serves as a collecting area for urine before it reaches the ureter?

What is the order of urine flow starting from the nephron?

What is the primary function of the renal corpuscle in the nephron?

Which anatomical feature distinguishes the male urinary system from the female urinary system?

Where do the ureters transport urine to from the kidneys?

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