The Urinary System Test Questions with
Verified Answers
This ball of capillaries is surrounded by Bowman's capsule and is the site of filtration -
Ans -Glomerulus
This organ filters fluid from the blood, excretes waste products via urine, and controls pH
level and blood pressure - Ans -Kidney
This is the functional unit of the kidney - Ans -Nephron
This funnel shaped structure in the hilum of the kidney serves to collect urine from the
major calices - Ans -Renal pelvis
This structure connects the renal pelvis to the bladder - Ans -Ureter
Temporary storage sac for urine - Ans -Urinary bladder
Secretes mineralocorticoids which speed up the reabsorption of sodium and excretion of
potassium in the blood - Ans -Adrenal gland
Excretory organs that keep toxic waste from building up in the body - Ans -Kidney
Large artery that carries blood from the heart to the kidneys - Ans -Aorta
Large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the kidneys to the heart - Ans -
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Inferior vena cava
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Verified Answers
This ball of capillaries is surrounded by Bowman's capsule and is the site of filtration -
Ans -Glomerulus
This organ filters fluid from the blood, excretes waste products via urine, and controls pH
level and blood pressure - Ans -Kidney
This is the functional unit of the kidney - Ans -Nephron
This funnel shaped structure in the hilum of the kidney serves to collect urine from the
major calices - Ans -Renal pelvis
This structure connects the renal pelvis to the bladder - Ans -Ureter
Temporary storage sac for urine - Ans -Urinary bladder
Secretes mineralocorticoids which speed up the reabsorption of sodium and excretion of
potassium in the blood - Ans -Adrenal gland
Excretory organs that keep toxic waste from building up in the body - Ans -Kidney
Large artery that carries blood from the heart to the kidneys - Ans -Aorta
Large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the kidneys to the heart - Ans -
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Inferior vena cava
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