Urinary System

Question 1

What is the function of the renal vein?

Answer 1

Takes deoxygenated blood away from kidneys.

Question 2

What is the function of the glomerulus?

Answer 2

Filters blood at a high pressure in kidneys.

Question 3

What is the function of the renal artery?

Answer 3

Takes oxygenated blood to the kidneys.

Question 4

What is the function of the ureter?

Answer 4

Takes urine from kidneys to bladder.

Question 5

What is the function of the bladder?

Answer 5

Storage vessel for urine.

Question 6

What is the function of the Bowmans capsule?

Answer 6

Collects the filtered fluid from the glomerulus.

Question 7

What is the function of the urethra?

Answer 7

Delivers urine from the bladder to the outside world.

Question 8

What 3 things does the kidneys control?

Answer 8

Salt balance
Water balance
Acid base balance of the blood

Question 9

What happens when a mammal urinates?

Answer 9

The bladder sphincter relaxes and the bladder wall contracts.

Question 10

What path does urine take in the body?

Answer 10

Glomerulus
Bowmans capsule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of hence
Distal convoluted tube
Collecting duct