Urinary System

Where are your kidneys located?

• In the middle of your ribs.

• Over your ribs.

• Under your ribs along your back.

• Behind your ribs.

What is the function of the kidneys?

• Filter blood to distribute proteins.

• Filter blood to remove waste.

• Help your urethra.

• All of them.

After the kidneys, where does the urine enter?

• Into the ureters

• Into the urethra

• Into the pancreas

• Any of them

After to pass to the ureters, where does the urine lead?

• In the kidneys

• Into the urethra

• On the liver

• On the bladder

When it is time to go to the bathroom the smooth muscle of the bladder contracts.

• True

• False

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Urine production takes place in the:

• nephrons
• bladder
• ureter
• renal pelvis

Which is NOT an organ of the urinary system?

• kidney
• bladder
• ureter
• liver

The correct order for the renal tubules is:

• proximal tubule, collecting duct, distal tubule, loop of Henle

• distal tubule, loop of Henle, proximal tubule, collecting duct

• proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, collecting duct

• collecting duct, proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule

In homeostasis, the kidney regulates the:

• levels of electrolytes 
• amount of water in the body
• pH
• all of the above

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

• reabsorption
• excretion
• filtration
• secretion