urinary

Question 1

the major excretory system of the body.

Answer 1

urinary system

Question 2

Wastes from the blood are collected and form urine. Urine consists of (1)

Answer 2

excess water, (2) excess ions, (3) metabolic wastes, including the protein by-product urea, and (4) toxic substances.

Question 3

function urinary

Answer 3

Excretion.
Regulation of blood volume and pressure.
Regulation of the concentration of solutes in the blood.
Regulation of extracellular fluid pH.
Regulation of red blood cell synthesis.
Regulation of vitamin D synthesis..

Question 4

behind the peritoneum,

Answer 4

kidneys

Question 5

is the functional unit of the kidney, and.

Answer 5

each kidney has approximately 1.3 million nephrons

Question 6

the enlarged end of the nephron, which is indented to form a double-walled chamber.

Answer 6

the bowman capsule

Question 7

a tuft of capillaries that resembles a ball of yarn. It lies within the inden-lation of the Bowman capsule.

Answer 7

glomerulus