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Urinary System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The removal of metabolic wastes from the body as a result of cellular activities

a)

Respiration

b)

Inhalation

c)

Exhalation

d)

Excretion

2.

Renal Arteries

a)

Takes blood from the kidney to heart

b)

Transports blood to the kidney

c)

Takes nutrients from small intestine

d)

Transports blood from body cells to hear

3.
Which are the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder?
a)
Adrenal tubes
b)
Kidneys
c)
Ureters
d)
Urethras
4.
There are two kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder, and one urethra.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The _________ is/are responsible for urine storage.
a)
Bladder
b)
Kidneys
c)
Ureter
d)
Urethra
6.
The major organ of the urinary system is the
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Ureter
c)
Kidney
d)
Nephrons
7.
What is the main function of the urinary system?
a)
Keep your body hydrated
b)
Expelling water from your body
c)
Removing poisons from your body
d)
Removing solid wastes from your body
8.
Urine flows out of the kidneys through narrow tubes called
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Ureter
c)
Nephrons
d)
Urethra
9.
Place the following events in sequence:
A)  Urine passes through the ureters
B)  Urea enters the kidneys
C)  Urine enters the urethra
a)
B, A, C
b)
C, B, A
c)
B, C, A
d)
A, C, B
10.
What is the function of the urethra?
a)
It filters urea out of the bloodstream
b)
It delivers urine from the bladder to the outside world
c)
It transfers urine from the kidneys to the bladder
d)
It prevents urine from leaking out of the bladder
11.
Before the kidney filter it out, where does urea exist?
a)
In your intestines
b)
In your liver
c)
In your stomach
d)
In your bloodstream
12.
What word describes the function of the nephrons?
a)
Tube
b)
Passageway
c)
Filter
d)
Reservoir
13.

What structure in the kidneys filters the blood?

a)

Ureters

b)

Nephrons

c)

Bladder

d)

Urethra

14.

What are treatment options for someone with kidney failure?

a)

Hemodialysis

b)

Nutrition

c)

Kidney transplant

d)

Hemodialysis and kidney transplant

15.

The machine for hemodialysis is sometimes termed a

a)

peritoneal

b)

artificial kidney

c)

calculus

d)

KUB

16.

Which stage of urine production involves returning water, nutrients, and electrolytes to the bloodstream?

a)

filtration

b)

excretion

c)

secretion

d)

reabsorption

17.
Which stage of urine production involves the removal of substances from the bloodstream?
a)
reabsorption
b)
excretion
c)
filtration
d)
secretion
18.
Which of these is a solute normally found in urine?
a)
Urea, uric acid, creatinine
b)
Blood proteins
c)
Pus (WBCs)
d)
Red blood cells
19.

The blood vessel that carries blood out of the kidney is the.......................

a)

Renal Artery

b)

Renal Vein

c)

Hepatic vein

d)

Nephrons

20.

The steps of formation of urine

a)

Filtration, secretion, selective reabsorption, excretion

b)

Excretion, filtration, selective reabsorption, secretion.

c)

Filtration, selective reabsorption, Excretion, secretion

d)

Filtration, selective reabsorption, secretion, Excretion.

21.

Filtration of the blood in nephrons allows blood plasma to pass through without ........................

a)

blood cells and proteins

b)

macro molecules

c)

Glucose

d)

Ammonia

22.

The nutrients required by the body and selectively reabsorbed in the nephron are

a)

Hydrogen ions

b)

ammonia

c)

glucose, amino acids, vitamins, minerals salts

23.

Skin,liver and kidney are examples of

a)

Excretion

b)

Digestion

c)

Respiration

d)

All the above

24.

Helps maintain the pH of the blood

a)

Secretion of hydrogen ions from the blood to nephrons

b)

Reabsorption of water

c)

Filtration red blood cells

d)

Diffusion

25.

Required nutrients such as glucose, mineral salts, vitamins, amino acids and some water are................................ into the nephron.

a)

secreted

b)

reabsorbed

c)

excretion

d)

filtered