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Urinary System Mcq Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What are the names of the capillaries following the efferent arteriole?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Peritubular (cortex) and vasa recta (medulla) follow efferent arteriole not arcuate, interlobar, or medullary alone. This specifies post-glomerular flow, key for reabsorption, contrasting with other vessels.
Question 2 of 5
Which is found in the highest concentration in the urine?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Urea is the most concentrated waste in urine not uric acid, glucose (reabsorbed), or creatinine (less). This identifies excretory priority, critical for nitrogen, contrasting with reabsorbed solutes.
Question 3 of 5
When glucose if found in urine it is called _____.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Glucosuria is glucose in urine not uremia (urea), ureteritis (inflammation), or intolerance (metabolic). This defines glycosuria, critical for diabetes, contrasting with other conditions.
Question 4 of 5
The reason why the right kidney is slightly lower than the left is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Liver on right displaces right kidney not heart, size differences. This explains asymmetry, key for anatomy, contrasting with organ size myths.
Question 5 of 5
This is the functional unit of the kidney
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nephrons filter/form urine not hilum (entry), neurons (nerve), or medulla (region). This defines functional unit, key for physiology, contrasting with structural terms.