71) Another name for the neck of the bladder is the
A) superior surface.
B) anterior angle.
C) inferior angle.
D) trigone.
72) The longest of the three parts of the male urethra is the
A) prostatic.
B) membranous.
C) spongy urethra.
D) neck.
73) Which structure(s) is (are) most important for holding the kidney in place in the abdomen?
A) renal vessels
B) renal ligaments
C) renal fascia
D) the diaphragm, through its muscle tone
74) The micturition center is located in the
A) cerebellum.
B) detrusor muscle layer of the bladder wall.
C) pons of the brain stem.
D) sacral spinal cord.
75) Cortical nephrons are different from juxtamedullary nephrons in that
A) they are much less abundant.
B) they produce urine, whereas juxtamedullary nephrons do not.
C) their nephron loop is shorter, with a shorter thin segment.
D) they do not have a proximal convoluted tubule.
76) When Melinda was asked to identify a "mystery" slide on a histology test, she immediately identified it as renal cortex because of the presence of scattered
A) renal corpuscles.
B) thin segments.
C) renal papillae.
D) vasa recta.
77) Which of the following regions of the nephron is most likely to be found in the renal medulla?
A) glomerulus
B) proximal convoluted tubule
C) distal convoluted tubule
D) collecting duct
78) Urine passes through the
A) kidney hilum to the bladder to the ureter.
B) renal pelvis to the ureter to the bladder to the urethra.
C) glomerulus to the ureter to the nephron.
D) hilus to the urethra to the bladder.
79) An increase in the permeability of collecting tubule cells to water is due to
A) a decrease in the production of ADH.
B) an increase in the production of ADH.
C) a decrease in the concentration of solutes in the blood plasma.
D) the presence of a salty urine in the bladder.
80) The epithelium lining the urinary bladder that permits distension is
A) stratified squamous.
B) transitional.
C) simple squamous.
D) pseudostratified columnar.
81) Which gland sits atop each kidney?
A) pancreas
B) pituitary
C) adrenal
D) interlobar gland