, BIOD152 Module 7
1. T/F: The kidneys are long, thin muscular tubes
Answer: False
2. T/F: The bladder drains into the ureters
Answer: False
3. A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the T5 level with no spinal cord injury.
Would you expect the kidneys to be damaged? Why or whynot?
Answer: No, the kidneys lie between T-12 and L-3
4. Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal capsule
Answer: The renal capsule is a tough fibrous outer skin of the kidney which protects it from
injury and infection
5. Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal adipose capsule
Answer: Outsideof the renal capsule is a fatty layer that protects the kidney from trauma
6. Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal fascia
Answer: The outer renalfascia is composed of dense, fibrous CT which functions to anchor
the kidney in place in the abdominal cavity
7. Renal medulla sections
Answer: The renal medulla is divided into sections called pyramids that point toward the
center of the kidney
8. Outer layer of the kidney and the parts of the nephrons located in this region
Answer: Cortex- located within the cortex are the glomerular capsule and the PCTand DCT
sections of the nephrons
9. These arteries flow in between the renal pyramids
Answer: Interlobar arteries
10. After filtration occurs, next blood travels into these vessels
Answer: Efferent arterioles
11. Which of the following is true about the location of the bladder?
A. In males, the rectum is anterior to the bladder
B. In females, the vagina is behind the bladder
C. In females, the bladder sits above the uterus
D. In males, the bladder is below the prostate gland
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