Chapter 9, Urinary System, pages 294 & 295

Question 1

Bladder

Answer 1

Organ where the urine collects before being excreted from the body.

Question 2

Bowman’s capsule

Answer 2

Capsule surrounding a glomerulus and serving as a collection site for urine.

Question 3

Calices, calyces

Answer 3

Cup shaped structures in the renal pelvis for the collection of urine.

Question 4

Cortex

Answer 4

Outer portion of the kidney.

Question 5

Creatine

Answer 5

Substance found in urine; elevated levels may indicate muscular dystrophy.

Question 6

Creatinine

Answer 6

A component of creatine

Question 7

Filtration

Answer 7

Process of separating solids from a liquid by passing it through a porous substance.

Question 8

Glomerulus

Answer 8

Group of capillaries and a nephron.

Question 9

Hilum

Answer 9

Portion of the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter and exit.

Question 10

Kidney

Answer 10

Organ that forms urine and reabsorbs essential substances back into the bloodstream.

Question 11

Meatus

Answer 11

External opening of a canal, such as the urethra. .

Question 12

Medulla

Answer 12

Soft, central portion of the kidney.

Question 13

Nephron

Answer 13

Functional unit of a kidney.

Question 14

Prostate

Answer 14

Gland surrounding the urethra in the male; active in ejaculation of semen.

Question 15

Reabsorption

Answer 15

Process of returning essential elements to the bloodstream after filtration.

Question 16

Renal pelvis

Answer 16

Collecting area for urine in the center of the kidney.

Question 17

Renin

Answer 17

Enzyme produced in the kidneys to regulate the filtration rate of blood by increasing blood pressure as necessary.

Question 18

Retroperitoneal

Answer 18

Posterior to the peritoneum.

Question 19

Trigon

Answer 19

Triangular area at the base of the bladder through which the ureters enter and the urethra exits the bladder.

Question 20

Urea

Answer 20

Waste product of nitrogen metabolism excreted in normal adult urine.

Question 21

Ureter

Answer 21

One of two tubes that conduct urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Question 22

Urethra

Answer 22

Tube through which urine is transported from the bladder to the exterior of the body.

Question 23

Uric acid

Answer 23

Nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine.

Question 24

Urinary bladder

Answer 24

Bladder; organ where urine collects before being excreted from the body.

Question 25

Urinary system

Answer 25

Body system that forms and excretes urine and helps in the reabsorption of essential substances.

Question 26

Urine

Answer 26

Fluid excreted by the urinary system.