Anatomy & Physiology ~ Urinary System Exam questions with correct answers

Anatomy & Physiology ~ Urinary System Exam questions with correct answers What is the function of the urinary system? ANS-To remove metabolic wastes from the blood and direct the waste out of the body. Filters blood and creates waste What are the urinary system organs? ANS-Kidneys, 2. Ureters, 2. Urinary bladder, 1. Urethra, 1. What do the kidneys do? ANS-Filter blood and produce urine What do the ureters do? ANS-Transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder What does the urinary bladder do? ANS-temporarily stores urine What does the urethra do? ANS-Transports urine from the bladder out of the body. What do the kidneys look like and where are they located? ANS-Reddish-brown, bean shaped. Located high on the posterior abdominal wall. Retroperitoneal/behind the peritoneal lining. Right kidney lies just below the left. About the size of a bar of soap. What is a renal capsule? ANS-Tough, fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the kidney What is the renal cortex? ANS-Outer portion of the kidney What is the renal medulla? ANS-Inner portion of kidney What are the renal pyramids? ANS-cone-shaped masses of tissue in the renal medulla. What are renal columns? ANS-area of medulla in between pyramids What is th