Urinary System

The main job of the kidneys is to:

• digest sugar

• expel fecal matter

• create urine

• cause cold sores

The normal color of urine should be pale yellow.

• True

• False

Each kidney is made up of smaller filtering units called:

• urethras

• nephrons

• kidney stones

• cysts

The female urethra is longer than the male.True

• True

• False

The process that cleans the body of wastes that the kidneys cannot remove due to kidney failure:

• Chronic renal failure

• Urine retention

• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

• Dialysis

Usually occurs when bacteria enter the urinary tract through the urethra and then begin to multiply in the bladder:

• Chronic renal failure (CRF)

• Urine retention

• Urinary tract infection (UTI)

• Dialysis

Inability to adequately or completely empty the bladder:

• Urine retention

• Urinary tract infection (UTI)

• End-stage renal disease (ESRD)

• Chronic renal failure (CRF)

Check which of the following are part of the renal system:

• Bladder

• Urethra

• Intestines

• Ureters

Each kidney has how many nephrons?

• one hundred

• one thousand

• one million

• one trillion

What results from the accumulation of fluid within the kidney?

• hydronephrosis

• lithotripsy

• renal calculi

• cystitis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3