Maintenance Systems-Unit 5

What structure in the kidneys filters the blood?

• Ureters

• Nephrons

• Bladder

• Urethra

How is the female urethra different from the male urethra?

• It is longer

• It is wider

• It is shorter

• It is more narrow

What is 95% of urine composition?

• Water

• Acids

• Urea

• Hormones

UTIs are most common in

• men

• women

Which are the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder?

• Adrenal tubes
• Kidneys
• Ureters
• Urethras

There are two kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder, and one urethra.

• True
• False

The _________ is/are responsible for urine storage.

• Bladder
• Kidneys
• Ureter
• Urethra

The major organ of the urinary system is the

• Gallbladder
• Ureter
• Kidney
• Nephrons

Urine flows out of the kidneys through narrow tubes called

• Gallbladder
• Ureter
• Nephrons
• Urethra

What is the main function of the urinary system?

• Keep your body hydrated
• Expelling water from your body
• Removing poisons from your body
• Removing solid wastes from your body