Urinary System Flashcards
1
Q
The ureters connects which of the following parts of the kidney to the urinary bladder?
A
Renal pelvis
2
Q
Functions of kidney
A
Forming urine
Maintaining homeostasis
Hormone secretion ( erythropoietin and renin)
3
Q
Each kidney receives blood supply from
A
Renal artery
- a branch of abdominal aorta
4
Q
Structures of the nephron in the order they are encountered from blood to urine
A
Glomerulus
Bowman’s capsule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of henle
Distal convoluted tubule
Collecting duct
5
Q
Functional unit of the human excretory system. 1million are in the cortex of each kidney
A
Nephron
6
Q
Consist of glomerulus and bowman’s capsule.
Site of filtration
A
Renal corpuscle
