urinary system

Question 1

regulates red blood cell synthesis; regulation of blood volume and blood pressure; reddish bean shape organ; excretion of waste and foreign substances

Answer 1

kidney

Question 2

what are the three layers of tissues in the kidney?

Answer 2

renal capsule
adipose capsule (fatty tissue)
renal fascia

Question 3

tissues surrounds each kidney

Answer 3

renal capsule

Question 4

protects the kidney from mechanical shock

Answer 4

adipose capsule (fatty tissue)

Question 5

binds the kidney to the abdominal wall

Answer 5

renal fascia

Question 6

outer part of the kidney

Answer 6

renal cortex

Question 7

inner part of the kidney

Answer 7

renal medulla

Question 8

cone shape located at the boundary between cortex and medulla

Answer 8

renal pyramids

Question 9

a funnel shape structure; surrounds the tip of the renal pyramid

Answer 9

renal calyx

Question 10

calyces from all pyramids to join to form a larger funnel

Answer 10

renal pelvis

Question 11

greek word for kidney; functional unit of kidney

Answer 11

nephron

Question 12

how many nephrons does the kidney have

Answer 12

1.3 million nephrons

Question 13

transports urine from the renal pelvis of one kidney to the urinary bladder; 25-30 cm long

Answer 13

ureters

Question 14

hollow distensible muscular organ situated in the pelvic cavity posterior to the pubic symphysis;

Answer 14

urinary bladder

Question 15

how much urine can a urinary bladder hold

Answer 15

1000mL

Question 16

a muscle in the urinary bladder

Answer 16

detrusor muscle

Question 17

a small tube leading from the internal urethral orifice in the floor of the urinary bladder to the exterior of the body; 4 cm (1.5 in) female; 20 cm (8 in) male

shared terminal duct of the reproductive and urinary system; it serves as a passageway for both semen and urine

Answer 17

urethra

Question 18

male urethra are divide into 3 parts

Answer 18

prostatic
membranous
spongy/ penile

Question 19

3 cm long; passes through the prostate gland

Answer 19

prostatic

Question 20

1 cm in length passes through the floor of the pelvis and is surrounded by the external urinary sphincter

Answer 20

membranous

Question 21

passes through the length of the penis

Answer 21

spongy/ penile

Question 22

the triangular shape portion of the bladder located between the opening of the ureters and the opening of the urethra

Answer 22

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