Urinary system

The function of the Urinary System is to...(more than 1 answer is possible)

• filter wastes from your blood.

• maintain electrolyte balance

• regulate the amount of water in your cells.

• help the body move.

The bladder holds urine. True of False.

• True

• False

The kidney's job is to...

• make bile.

• store urine.

• filter waste from blood.

• release urine outside of the body.

The urethra is an organ that allows for...

• storage of urine.

• urine to exit the body.

• urine to move from the kidney to the bladder.

• bile to move from the liver to the gall bladder.

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

Kidney stones can form due to (more than 1 answer is possible)

• dietary habits

• medications

• digestive diseases

• family history