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Urinary System Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The caudal end of the pronephric duct opens in:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The pronephric duct's caudal end opens into the cloaca not primitive/definitive urogenital sinus (later), vesicourethral canal (bladder), or coelom. The cloaca is the early common chamber, critical for pronephric regression and mesonephric transition, contrasting with later subdivisions.
Question 2 of 5
Drainage of urine from the umbilicus of the neonate is due to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Urine from umbilicus is urachal fistula (patent allantois) not vitelline (gut), ectopia vesicae (exstrophy), or ectopic ureter/urethra. This identifies congenital leak, key for diagnosis, contrasting with other fistulae.
Question 3 of 5
When blood supply to the kidneys drops, the kidneys will release
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Low blood supply triggers renin release JGA senses pressure drop (e.g., activates RAAS). Aldosterone is adrenal not kidney-produced. ANH from heart opposes retention. Water isn't released reabsorbed. Renin's response distinguishes it, key to restoring perfusion, unlike hormones or fluid missteps.
Question 4 of 5
What structure carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The urethra carries urine from bladder to outside final exit (e.g., males ~20 cm, females ~4 cm). Ureters deliver to bladder not outside. Renal pelvis collects not exits. Glomerulus filters not transports. Urethra's external role distinguishes it, key to voiding, unlike internal structures.
Question 5 of 5
Identify the blood components that cannot be filtered by the glomerulus.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Formed elements (RBCs, WBCs, platelets) and plasma proteins (e.g., albumin) can't filter too large for glomerular barrier. Glucose filters reabsorbed later. Salts filter freely small ions. Formed elements/glucose mispairs glucose filters. Proteins/salts mix filterable/non-filterable wrong. Size exclusion distinguishes it, key to filtration selectivity, unlike mixed options.