Urinary system

What is the name of the filtering units of the urinary system?

• convoluted tubules

• nephrons

• hilum

• bowman's capsules

What percentage of urine is composed of water?

• 5%

• 75%

• 95%

• There is no water in urine

The female urethra serves two functions in the urinary system.

• true

• false

After the blood is filtered in the glomerulus, filtered waste is picked up by this part of the nephron that takes it to the convoluted tubule.

• bowman's capsule

• collecting tubules

• ureters

• renal artery

B on the diagram is the indented area of the kidney that is an entrance and exit for vessels.

• hilum

• cortex

• medulla

• nephron

Which number on the diagram represents the area where filtered waste that the body needs is reabsorbed?

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 1

A component of the urinary system which is a hollow sac the holds the urine until it is ready to be excreted.

• urethra

• kidney

• bladder

• ureter

Filtered blood leaves the kidney and goes back to the heart by way of number

• 2

• 5

• 6

• 1

Number 1 on the diagram is the...

• medulla

• hilum

• cortex

• bowman's capsule

All are functions of the urinary system EXCEPT...

• Produce urine, liquid waste, and eliminate it from the body

• Filter blood to remove wastes

• Maintain homeostasis of body fluids

• regulates body temperature