PACE science club Urinary system

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

• ureters

• kidneys

• bladder

• urethra

What is the name of the two narrow tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder?

• urethras

• kidneys

• esophagus

• ureters

What is the name of the tube that takes urine out of the body?

• urethra

• ureters

• bladder

• kidney

Place the following events in sequence:
A)  Urine passes through the ureters
B)  Urea enters the kidneys
C)  Urine enters the urethra

• B, A, C
• C, B, A
• B, C, A
• A, C, B

Before the kidney filter it out, where does urea exist?

• In your intestines
• In your liver
• In your stomach
• In your bloodstream

What word describes the function of the glomerulus?

• Tube

• Passageway

• Filter

• Reservoir

Which stage of urine production involves returning water and nutrients to the bloodstream?

• filtration

• excretion

• secretion

• reabsorption

Which stage of urine production involves the removal of wastes from the bloodstream?

• reabsorption

• excretion

• filtration

• secretion

What cup-shaped structure in the nephron surrounds the glomerulus?

• Bowman's capsule

• bladder

• renal pelvis

• hilum

Which of the following parts is not found in the urinary system?

• Ureters
• Urethra
• Bladder
• Rectum