Urinary system

Question 1

the urinary system consists of:

Answer 1

2 kidneys, 2 ureters, a urinary bladder, and the urethra

Question 2

what do the kidneys filter?

Answer 2

blood

Question 3

what is the name of the tubes that transport urine to the urinary bladder where urine is stored before urination through the urethra to the outside?

Answer 3

ureters

Question 4

what are the functional units of the kidney?

Answer 4

nephrons

Question 5

the nephrons (small coiled tubes) do what?

Answer 5

filter waste material out of the blood brought to the kidney by the renal artery

Question 6

the actual filtration process occurs through the

Answer 6

glomerulus in Bowman’s capsule of the nephron

Question 7

filtration of the blood occurs through the glomerulus under the force of:

Answer 7

blood pressure

Question 8

As the glomerular filtrate passes through the nephron, components needed by the body, such as water, glucose, and ions leave the nephron by

Answer 8

diffusion and reenter the blood

Question 9

what is reabsorbed at the tubules of the nephron?

Answer 9

water

Question 10

what is the final product produced by the millions of nephrons per kidney?

Answer 10

urine