Functions Of The Urinary

Question 1

Urine filters _______ __________ and separates ________ from chemicals

Answer 1

• blood plasma

- waste

Question 2

Urine regulates __________ , ________ and __________ eliminating/conserving water.

Answer 2

• Blood volume and pressure

- osmolarity of body fluids

Question 3

What does osmolarity of body fluids do?

Answer 3

Control amount of solute and water

Question 4

Urine secretes ____ and ______. Explain their job

Answer 4

• renin ; controls electrolyte & BP

- erythropoietin; controls RBC count. 02 carrying capacity of blood

Question 5

Helps to synthesize calcitriol is ______

Answer 5

Calcium homeostasis

Question 6

Urine helps to detoxify ________ and _________

Answer 6

• Free radicals

- Drugs (peroxisomes)

Question 7

What is the process of synthesizing glucose called ?

Answer 7

Glucogenesis

Question 8

What is excretion?

Answer 8

Separating waste and getting rid of them

Question 9

Name some things that are excreted from the body, give examples.

Answer 9

Respiratory - co2

Integumentary - water , urea

Digestive - food, bile pigments

Urinary - metabolic wastes , toxins