urinary sys.

Question 1

what makes up the urinary system?

Answer 1

kidney —> ureter —> bladder —> urethra

Question 2

what are the functions of the urinary system?

Answer 2

1) remove urea
2) regulate concentration of substances w/in the body

Question 3

what is a nephron?

Answer 3

functional unit of the kidney

Question 4

what are glomeruli?

Answer 4

capillary balls

Question 5

what forms glomeruli?

Answer 5

the large artery enters kidney and subdivides many times, creating glomeruli

Question 6

true or false: glomerulus part of a nephron.

Answer 6

true

Question 7

what surrounds the glomerulus and nephron?

Answer 7

a bowmans capsule (cup shaped structure)

Question 8

what is the bowmans capsule’s structure?

Answer 8

it has a long coiled tube extension that is surrounded by capillaries.

Question 9

what undergoes filtration in the bowsmans capsule?

Answer 9

h2o, salts, urea, glucose, and amino acids

Question 10

what does active transport do in the bowsman capsule?

Answer 10

it recycles most of the filtrate, leaving some h2o, salt, and urea, which turns into urine.