Urinary System - HSI

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 healthiest habit for the urinary system is to...

• urinate a lot.

• eat salty foods.

• eat sugary foods.

• drink lots of water.

Both males and females have the a urinary system with the same organs. True or False?

• True

• False

What are the main excretory organs?

• bladder

• kidneys

• ureters

• urethra

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

Urine production takes place in the:

• nephrons
• bladder
• ureter
• renal pelvis