The Excretory System

Question 1

The Excretory System _________ waste products from the body and maintains _____ balance with the use of _________.

Answer 1

eliminates
water
hormones

Question 2

help maintain homeostasis by filtering blood to remove waste

Answer 2

kidneys

Question 3

tubes draining the waste from the kidneys to the bladder

Answer 3

ureters

Question 4

smooth muscle bag that stores urine

Answer 4

urinary bladder

Question 5

tube where urine is passed out of the body

Answer 5

urethra

Question 6

each kidney contains 1 million filtering units

Answer 6

nephrons

Question 7

______ is passed through nephrons where the waste is ______ from the _______ and turned into ______.

Answer 7

blood
extracted
bloodstream
urine

Question 8

pathway of blood in and out of nephron

Answer 8

renal artery - afferent arterioles - glomerus - efferent arterioles - renal vein

Question 9

the kidneys receive blood from the aorta via this. they enter the kidneys at the hilum.

Answer 9

renal artery

Question 10

the renal arteries branch into this

Answer 10

segmental arteries

Question 11

the segmental arteries branch into this

Answer 11

lobar arteries

Question 12

the lobar arteries branch into this

Answer 12

interlobular arteries

Question 13

supplies the renal cortex with blood

Answer 13

arcuate arteries

Question 14

blood travels to the nephron and enters into this via the afferent arterioles and exits this via the efferent arterioles. then, blood travels to peritubular capillaries.

Answer 14

glomerus

Question 15

wrap around the nephrons. they branch into the interlobular veins.

Answer 15

peritubular capillaries

Question 16

receive oxygenated blood from the renal cortex and branch into the lobar veins

Answer 16

arcuate vein

Question 17

branch arcuate veins

Answer 17

interlobular veins

Question 18

branch into the renal veins

Answer 18

lobar veins

Question 19

dump into the inferior vena cava

Answer 19

renal vein

Question 20

inside the nephron:
waste that is left at the _______ now travels ________ the nephron to become _______.

Answer 20

glomerus
through
urine

Question 21

pathway of waste

Answer 21

bowman’s capsule - proximal tubule - loop of henle - distal tubule - collecting ducts

Question 22

hard deposits of minerals and salts that form inside kidneys

Answer 22

kidney stones

Question 23

causes of kidney stones

Answer 23

diet, excess body weight, some medical conditions, certain supplements and medications

Question 24

when does the pain from kidney stones come?

Answer 24

when the stone becomes lodged in the ureter

Question 25

how kidney stones are removed

Answer 25

shock waves (lithotripsy) or surgery or natural of course

Question 26

a chemical that helps to maintain water balance in your kidneys

Answer 26

anti-diuretic hormone

Question 27

ADH tells the ______ how much ____ to reabsorb when making ______

Answer 27

kidneys water urine

Question 28

what blocks the effects of ADH

Answer 28

alcohol

Question 29

eliminates water hormones

Answer 29

The Excretory System _________ waste products from the body and maintains _____ balance with the use of _________.

Question 30

kidneys

Answer 30

help maintain homeostasis by filtering blood to remove waste

Question 31

ureters

Answer 31

tubes draining the waste from the kidneys to the bladder

Question 32

urinary bladder

Answer 32

smooth muscle bag that stores urine

Question 33

urethra

Answer 33

tube where urine is passed out of the body

Question 34

nephrons

Answer 34

each kidney contains 1 million filtering units

Question 35

blood extracted bloodstream urine

Answer 35

______ is passed through nephrons where the waste is ______ from the _______ and turned into ______.

Question 36

renal artery - afferent arterioles - glomerus - efferent arterioles - renal vein

Answer 36

pathway of blood in and out of nephron

Question 37

renal artery

Answer 37

the kidneys receive blood from the aorta via this. they enter the kidneys at the hilum.

Question 38

segmental arteries

Answer 38

the renal arteries branch into this

Question 39

lobar arteries

Answer 39

the segmental arteries branch into this

Question 40

interlobular arteries

Answer 40

the lobar arteries branch into this

Question 41

arcuate arteries

Answer 41

supplies the renal cortex with blood

Question 42

glomerus

Answer 42

blood travels to the nephron and enters into this via the afferent arterioles and exits this via the efferent arterioles. then, blood travels to peritubular capillaries.

Question 43

peritubular capillaries

Answer 43

wrap around the nephrons. they branch into the interlobular veins.

Question 44

arcuate vein

Answer 44

receive oxygenated blood from the renal cortex and branch into the lobar veins

Question 45

interlobular veins

Answer 45

branch arcuate veins

Question 46

lobar veins

Answer 46

branch into the renal veins

Question 47

renal vein

Answer 47

dump into the inferior vena cava

Question 48

glomerus through urine

Answer 48

inside the nephron: waste that is left at the _______ now travels ________ the nephron to become _______.

Question 49

bowman’s capsule - proximal tubule - loop of henle - distal tubule - collecting ducts

Answer 49

pathway of waste

Question 50

kidney stones

Answer 50

hard deposits of minerals and salts that form inside kidneys

Question 51

diet, excess body weight, some medical conditions, certain supplements and medications

Answer 51

causes of kidney stones

Question 52

when the stone becomes lodged in the ureter

Answer 52

when does the pain from kidney stones come?

Question 53

shock waves (lithotripsy) or surgery or natural of course

Answer 53

how kidney stones are removed

Question 54

anti-diuretic hormone

Answer 54

a chemical that helps to maintain water balance in your kidneys

Question 55

kidneys water urine

Answer 55

ADH tells the ______ how much ____ to reabsorb when making ______

Question 56

alcohol

Answer 56

what blocks the effects of ADH