Excretory System Recap

What is the following a description of:

"A thin narrow tube which passes urine from the bladder out of the body."

• Bladder

• Ureter

• Urethra

• Renal vein

Which is a section of the kidney? Select all that apply.

• Renal cortex

• Renal medulla

• Renal pelvis

• Renal artery

What is the name of the active unit within the kidney where blood is filtered and urine produced?

ADH causes water to be retained by the body and passed back into the blood. But where is the water actually transferred from within the nephron?

What does ADH stand for?

Where is ADH produced?

• Hypothalamus

• Pituitary gland

• Adrenal gland

• Bladder

The blood enters the kidney via the renal artery which splits to serve each nephron as a bundle of capillaries. What is each bundle called?

• Glomerulus

• Nephron

• Bundle of vessels

• Renal capillaries

If more ADH is released, the kidneys do what?

• It causes the kidneys to conserve less water and pass more in the urine

• It causes the kidneys to conserve more water and pass less in the urine

What is the role of the hilum?

• It is the depression in the kidney where all vessels and ducts enter and exit.

• It is where urine is stored.

• The nephron is found here.

• It is vital for water conservation when ADH is released.

Which endocrine gland can be found on top of each kidney?

• Pituitary gland

• Thyroid gland

• Hypothalamus

• Adrenal gland