Urinary System Review

Blood flows out of the kidneys to the inferior vena cava via the...

• Renal artery

• Renal vein

• Renal plexus

• Renal pelvis

The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body is called the...

• Ureter

• Urethra

• Renal pelvis

• Renal tubule

The functional unit of the kidney is called __________.

• a glomerulus

• a nephron

• a renal corpuscle

• a renal capsule

Answer explanation

Each kidney has millions of nephrons. Nephrons filter blood and make urine.

What is the name of #2?

• Kidney

• Urethra

• Ureter

• Bladder

What is the name of D?

• Renal Artery

• Ureter

• Bladder

• Kidney

The pituitary hormone that increases reabsorption of water in the kidneys is ________.

• oxytocin

• antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

• prolactin (PRL)

• adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Which vessel carries blood to the kidneys from the heart, via the aorta?

• the renal vein

• the renal artery

• the proximal tube

• the renal pelvis

Transporting urine from the kidneys to the bladder is the job of the:

• kidneys

• ureters

• urethra

Filtering blood to remove excess water and waste products is the job of the:

• kidneys

• ureters

• urinary bladder

The excretory system is responsible for moving toxic wastes, dissolved molecules, and excess heat. You would conclude that the excretory system contributes to

• circulating molecules around the body

• maintaining homeostasis in the body

• producing glucose

• gas exchange