Urinary System

Question 1

Urinary System

Answer 1

Primary function is to remove urine (liquid waste products) from the body

Question 2

Urine

Answer 2

Liquid waste products

Question 3

Tubules of the kidneys

Answer 3

Where urine is collected after it has been filtered out of the blood. (There are two)

Question 4

Ureter

Answer 4

Takes urine from tubules of the kidney to the urinary bladder

Question 5

Urinary bladder

Answer 5

Holds urine until it is ready to be elimination via urination

Question 6

Urethra

Answer 6

Urine travels through the urethra during urination after storage in the urinary bladder; exits the body

Question 7

Urination

Answer 7

Voluntary control; innervated by the somatic nervous system

Question 8

Urine Formation

Answer 8

Involuntary control; innervated by the autonomic nervous system

Question 9

Urinary tract

Answer 9

1) Urine filtered form blood
2) Collects in tubules of kidneys
3) Flows from kidneys to urinary bladder via the ureters
4) Urinary bladder empties under voluntary control
5) Urine exits body via urethra

Question 10

Kidneys

Answer 10

In addition to urine collection, the kidneys also maintain correct salt and water balance within the blood and work in conjunction with the liver and adrenal glands to maintain the balance of sodium and potassium levels, which affect blood volume and therefore, blood pressure