Organs of the Urinary System

Question 1

5 organs of the Urinary System

Answer 1

> Kidneys

> Renal pelvis

> Ureters

> Urinary bladder

> Urethra

Question 2

Filters blood to remove waste products & excess water, and are excreted as urine.

Helps body maintain proper level of fluid;

Produces hormones that controls blood pressure and make red blood cells;

Activates vitamin D to maintain health bones

Answer 2

Kidneys

Question 3

A “funnel-shaped area inside each kidney” that is surrounded by the renal cortex and medulla, “it where newly formed urine from the nephron collects” before it flows to the ureters.

Answer 3

Renal pelvis

Question 4

Two narrow tubes, 10-12 inches long each, that “transports urine from kidney to bladder”

(Urine drains from the ureters > bladder > ureteral orifices > the wall of urinary bladder)

Answer 4

Ureters

Question 5

A “oval, hollow, muscular organ” that is a reservoir or source for urine, lined with rugae which expand it when full and contract when empty

Located: anterior portion (front) of the pelvic cavity, behind the pubic symphysis

Answer 5

Urinary bladder

Question 6

A tube that extends from bladder to exterior of the body

Answer 6

Urethra

Question 7

1.5 inch long that only transports urine

Answer 7

Female urethra

Question 8

8 inch long, carries both urine and semen

Answer 8

Male urethra

Question 9

Microscopical functional units of each kidney where urine is produced

Answer 9

Nephrons

Question 10

aka “voiding or micturition”.

Is the normal process of excreting urine.

Occurs when pressure is placed on the base of the urethra causing to urinate or micturate.

It requires coordinated contraction of bladder muscle and relaxation of sphincter.

Answer 10

Urination