Urinary System

What are the main excretory organs?

• bladder

• kidneys

• ureters

• urethra

Excess water and some chemical and cellular waste products eliminated from the body in liquid waste is called

• urea

• urine

• liquid waste

• solid waste

The watery fluid produced by the kidneys is

• urea

• urine

• solid waste

• diarrhea

The ________ is a sac-like muscular organ that stores urine until it is released from the body.

• ureters

• kidneys

• bladder

• urethra

The two narrow tubes that urine flows through from the kidneys to the bladder are the

• urethras

• kidneys

• esophagus

• ureters

The process of artificially filtering the blood to remove waste is known as

• kidney failure

• kidney stones

• lithotrypsy

• dialysis

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The urine passes through the __________ as it passes out of the body.

• urethra

• ureters

• bladder

• kidney

We become thirsty on a hot day too prompt us to drink to replace __________ in order to maintain homeostasis.

• urine

• wastes

• blood

• lost fluids

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Kidneys maintain homeostasis by regulating ________ levels

• waste

• blood

• water

• food

The treatment for most kidney stones is

• to wait until it passes.

• lithotrypsy

• break it down with a laser

• surgery