Urinary System & Kidneys

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

• ureters

• kidneys

• bladder

• urethra

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

• urethra

• ureters

• bladder

• kidney

part G is the

• ureter

• urethra

• renal artery

• renal vein

Part B is the

• cortex

• medulla

• glomerulus

• renal pyramid

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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 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

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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What structure in the kidneys filters the blood?

• Ureters

• Nephrons

• Bladder

• Urethra