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
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
