Urinary System

Question 1

system of the body that is responsible for the production and elimination of waste

Answer 1

urinary system

Question 2

the urinary system consists of 4 organs
________: urine production occurs here
______: a tube conveying urine from the kidney to the bladder
_________: functions in the storage of urine
________: a tube that conveys urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Answer 2

kidney
ureter
urinary bladder
urethra

Question 3

a bean shaped organ that is situated in the posterior portion of the abdominal cavity on either side of the vertebral column
the ______ border is convex
the _______ border is concave and presents a point at which all the structures that will enter or leave the kidney will pass
the upper end and lower end of the kidney are referred to as the ________ and _________
the ________ gland lies on the ______ pole
the medulla contains the _____________

Answer 3

kidney
lateral 
medial
superior, inferior poles
adrenal, superior
medullary pyramids

Question 4

a muscular tube that conveys urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder
there are 2, 1 draining each ______
they are approximately _____ cm in length
opens into the cavity of the _________

Answer 4

ureter
kidney
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urinary bladder

Question 5

a musculomembranous sac which acts as a _______ for urine
located in the pelvis, resting upon the pubis
drained by the ______, a fibromsucular tube that extends from the internal urethral orifice to the outside of the body

Answer 5

urinary bladder
reservoir
urethra