Question: Match Bladder, Renal medulla, Renal hilus, Transitional epithelium, and Urethra with their descriptions.
Answer: Urethra → urine exits body; Renal hilus → medial indentation for vessels/nerves; Bladder → stores urine; Renal medulla → inner kidney containing loops/collecting ducts/vessels; Transitional epithelium → stretchable stratified tissue. 117.
Question: Classify the nephron statements as true or false.
Answer: Filtration occurs in glomerulus = True; collecting ducts are transitional epithelium = False; absorption/secretion occur in PCT, loop of Henle, and DCT = True; urine moves collecting duct → Bowman’s capsule = False. 118.
Question: The structures of the urinary system include the _____.
Answer: All of the above. 119.
Question: Urine is transported from the major calyces into the renal _____.
Answer: Pelvis. 120.
Question: Waste is secreted into the filtrate, and the pH of the filtrate is regulated in the PCT.
Answer: True. 121.
Question: Transitional epithelium lines the _____.
Answer: All of the above. 122.
Question: Classify the nephron statements as true or false.
Answer: Filtration occurs in glomerulus = True; collecting ducts are transitional epithelium = False; absorption/secretion occur in PCT, loop of Henle, and DCT = True; urine moves collecting duct → Bowman’s capsule = False. 123.
Question: From the kidneys, urine is transported through the ureters to the bladder.
Answer: True. 124.