Genitourinary System

Question 1

Function of Urinary System

Answer 1

Excretes water from the body and crucial for maintaining the body’s electrolyte balance (aka the balance of salt and water in the blood)

Question 2

4 Functions of Kidneys

Answer 2

1) Filter waste from the blood
2) Maintain the electrolyte balance in the blood
3) Regulate blood volume, pressure, and pH
4) Release Renin hormone (regulates BP) & Calcitriol (active form of Vitamin D)

Question 3

What is the functional unit of the kidney?

Answer 3

Nephron- a series of looping tubes that filters electrolytes, metabolic waste, and other waste molecules from the blood.

Question 4

What are the 2 waste molecules secreted in urine?

Answer 4

Urea & Uric Acid

Question 5

What are the 2 subdivisions of the kidney?

Answer 5

Renal Medulla- inner layer
Renal Cortex- outer layer

Question 6

Urine increases in salt concentration as it travels through what structice?

Answer 6

Collecting Duct