Urinary System Quizs

Urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by two thin tubes called:

• Ureters

• Urethra

• Renal Pelvis

• Nephrons

Urine is made of:

• Water and waste products

• Blood and nutrients

• Oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Salts and minerals

Organ that filters blood

• Liver

• Heart

• Kidneys

• Lungs

The functional units of the kidneys that filter the blood

• Nephrons

• Glomeruli

• Renal Pelvis

• Ureters

Renal pyramids are found in this layer of the kidney

• Renal cortex

• Renal medulla

• Renal capsule

• Renal pelvis

Importance of the renal system:

• Regulate blood volume and composition

• Produce hormones that regulate metabolism

• Filter toxins from the bloodstream

• Maintain body temperature

Blood vessel that carries blood with waste into the kidneys

• Renal artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

• Coronary artery

Primary function of the urethra

• To carry urine out of the body

• To filter blood

• To produce hormones

• To store urine

Ureters and the urethra are both examples of _____

• Ducts

• Vessels

• Nerves

• Muscles

Three layers of the kidney

• renal cortex, renal medulla, renal pelvis

• renal capsule, renal cortex, renal column

• renal medulla, renal pelvis, renal capsule

• renal cortex, renal column, renal pyramid