The Urinary System Test Questions with Verified Answers

The Urinary System Test Questions with
Verified Answers
The 3 main functions of the urinary system - Ans -Excretion

Elimination

Homeostatic Regulation



Removal of organic waste products from body fluids - Ans -Excretion



Discharge of waste products into the environment - Ans -Elimination



Regulation of the volume and solute concentration of blood pressure - Ans -
Homeostatic Regulation



4 other essential homeostatic functions - Ans -Regulating blood volume and pressure

Stabilize blood pH

Conserving valuable nutrients



produce urine - Ans -Kidneys



Urine travels through the _____ to the urinary bladder - Ans -Ureters



The _____ _____ stores urine until you are ready for excretion - Ans -Urinary Bladder



Urine leaves the urinary bladder through the _____ and exits the body. - Ans -Urethra
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, Indentation along the medial side;

the site of exit for the ureter and renal vein and the site of entrance for the renal artery and
nerve. - Ans -Hilum



The Sectional Anatomy of the kidneys - Ans -Outer Renal Cortex

Inner Renal Cortex



Where the urine production occurs - Ans -6-18 renal pyramids (of the kidney)



The tip of each renal pyramid - Ans -Renal papilla



Where urine from the renal papilla is discharged into - Ans -Minor Calyx



2 major calyces (4-5 minor calyces) joined together - Ans -renal pelvis



The basic functional unit of the kidney - Ans -Nephrons



The role of each segment of the nephron - Ans -Convert filtrates into urine



The 2 types of nephrons - Ans -Cortical (in the cortex)

Juxtamedullary (near the medulla)



When blood pressure forces fluid and dissolved solutes out of the capillaries and into the
surrounding capsular space. - Ans -filtration
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The solution produced after filtration - Ans -filtrates