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DHA Nursing Licensing Exam The Urinary System — practice questions

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The first part of the nephron is the:Read the answer and worked solution →What collects urine from both ureters?Read the answer and worked solution →The proper term for urination is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which organ differs anatomically between the sexes?Read the answer and worked solution →Urine colour comes mostly from the breakdown of:Read the answer and worked solution →How much protein is normally found in urine?Read the answer and worked solution →Which structure is the kidney's entry and exit site?Read the answer and worked solution →How much filtrate do the glomeruli create daily?Read the answer and worked solution →How much urine is actually excreted daily?Read the answer and worked solution →High protein in urine most likely indicates damage to the:Read the answer and worked solution →Unusually large urine volumes may point to:Read the answer and worked solution →Micturition begins with which receptors in the bladder?Read the answer and worked solution →The micturition reflex travels to which spinal region?Read the answer and worked solution →Kidneys and ureters lie in which position?Read the answer and worked solution →GFR measures plasma entering which structure per minute?Read the answer and worked solution →Which apparatus adjusts the filtration rate?Read the answer and worked solution →Voluntary micturition needs an intact cord and which nerve?Read the answer and worked solution →Children override the micturition reflex using which control?Read the answer and worked solution →Which organ converts heme into water soluble forms?Read the answer and worked solution →Pink or bright red urine may indicate a stone or a:Read the answer and worked solution →Order the path of urineRead the answer and worked solution →Match the urinary termRead the answer and worked solution →Count the renal factsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about the kidneyRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the urinary structuresRead the answer and worked solution →Normal or a warning signRead the answer and worked solution →Order the micturition reflexRead the answer and worked solution →Urinary system bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The first part of the nephron is the:

  1. Glomerulus
  2. Gallbladder
  3. Ganglion
  4. Gastrula
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Correct answer: A. Glomerulus

1. The nephron begins with a filtering tuft. 2. A tubular structure follows it. 3. The glomerulus is the first part of the nephron. 4. So the answer is the glomerulus. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 25 'The Urinary System'_

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What collects urine from both ureters?

  1. The bolus
  2. The bladder
  3. The bronchus
  4. The bursa
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Correct answer: B. The bladder

1. Two ureters drain the two kidneys. 2. They empty into one reservoir. 3. The urinary bladder collects urine from both ureters. 4. So the answer is the bladder. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 25 'The Urinary System'_

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The proper term for urination is:

  1. Maturation
  2. Modulation
  3. Micturition
  4. Malnutrition
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Correct answer: C. Micturition

1. The everyday word is voiding. 2. A formal term exists alongside it. 3. Micturition is a less-often used, but proper term for urination or voiding. 4. So the answer is micturition. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 25 'The Urinary System'_

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