ATI LPN
Urinary and Renal System Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What role does the parasympathetic nervous system play in urinary elimination?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The parasympathetic nervous system, via pelvic nerves (S2-S4), promotes bladder emptying (D) by contracting the detrusor muscle and relaxing the internal sphincter during micturition. Blood pressure (A) is autonomic, fight-or-flight (B) is sympathetic, and voluntary control (C) is somatic, making D the correct role.
Question 2 of 5
When a female client with an indwelling urinary (Foley) catheter insists on walking to the hospital lobby to visit with family members, nurse Rose teaches how to do this without compromising the catheter. Which client action indicates an accurate understanding of this information?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Keeping the drainage bag below the bladder at all times (B) ensures gravity drainage, preventing urine reflux and infection during mobility. Setting the bag on the floor (A) risks contamination, clamping tubing (C) blocks flow and raises pressure, and looping below entry (D) may kink tubing, making B the action showing correct understanding.
Question 3 of 5
As the renal artery approaches the kidney, it branches to supply the renal glomeruli. Place the following in the correct sequence starting from the renal artery: 1) arcuate artery, 2) interlobular artery, 3) interlobar artery, 4) afferent arteriole.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: th
Question 4 of 5
What type of epithelium forms the lining of the renal calyces? A) stratified squamous, B) transitional, C) simple ciliated columnar, D) simple cuboidal
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Renal calyces are lined with transitional epithelium (B), stretching with urine. Stratified squamous (A) is in skin, ciliated columnar (C) in fallopian tubes, and cuboidal (D) in tubules, making B the match.
Question 5 of 5
Creatinine is a:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Creatinine is filtered, not secreted, and cleared, so it's higher in renal arteries than veins (B). It's a waste product, not a carbohydrate (C), and A alone isn't the full answer, making B correct.