Urinary System (merve)

Question 1

What is the main goal of the urinary system ?

Answer 1

removal of nitrogenous wastes from body: urea, uric acid, creatinine

Question 2

What is the function of the kidney?

Answer 2

Blood filters, filtrate processor

Question 3

What increases surface area for reabsorption & secretion?

Answer 3

Microvilli (small intestine)

Question 4

What is vasa recta?

Answer 4

Capillary beds of juxtamedullary nephrons

Question 5

What orients what our body absorbs ?

Answer 5

DCT