The micturition reflex forces urine into the upper part of the ________.
A) urethra
B) ureter
C) urinary bladder
D) kidney
E) rectum
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Question 2) In males, the urethra is part of both the urinary system and ________.
A) endocrine system
B) digestive system
C) immune system
D) respiratory system
E) reproductive system
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Question 3) What term describes abnormally low urine output, around 100 to 400 mL per day?
A) nocturia
B) oliguria
C) anuria
D) hematuria
E) glycouria
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Question 4) The voluntarily controlled sphincter fashioned by skeletal muscle at the point where the urethra passes through the pelvic floor is called the ________.
A) internal urethral sphincter
B) internal anal sphincter
C) external urethral sphincter
D) trigone
E) detrusor sphincter
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Question 5) Which of the following is NOT true of the differences between the male and female urethrae?
A) The male urethra is part of both the urinary and reproductive systems while the female urethra is only part of the urinary system.
B) The male urethra opens at the tip of the penis while the female urethra opens anterior to the vagina opening.
C) The male urethra transports both urine and sperm (but never at the same time) while the only function of the female urethra is to transport urine.
D) The male urethra has three different regions: prostatic, membranous, and spongy while the female urethra lacks these regions.
E) The male urethra is the same length as the female urethra.
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Question 6) What tube transports urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body?
A) ureter
B) distal convoluted tubule
C) proximal convoluted tubule
D) urethra
E) collecting duct
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Question 7) The urinary bladder is able to expand as urine accumulates within it due to the presence of a specialized mucosa called ________.
A) simple squamous epithelium
B) transitional epithelium
C) stratified squamous epithelium
D) pseudostratified epithelium
E) sphincters
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Question 8) Why is the trigone of the urinary bladder clinically important?
A) The trigone is longer in males than in females.
B) Infections tend to persist in the trigone.
C) Females have a trigone but males lack the trigone.
D) The prostate gland is present in males in the trigone.
E) Both sperm and urine pass through the trigone in males.
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Question 9) Liver disease, such as hepatitis, can lead to ________.
A) hematuria
B) diabetes mellitus
C) bilirubinuria
D) ketonuria
E) proteinuria
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Question 10) Dilute urine would have a specific gravity closest to ________.
A) 0.005
B) 1.001
C) 1.010
D) 1.020
E) 1.030
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