wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

urinary system

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Urine production takes place in the:
a)
nephrons
b)
bladder
c)
ureter
d)
renal pelvis
2.
In homeostasis, the kidney regulates the:
a)
levels of electrolytes 
b)
amount of water in the body
c)
pH
d)
all of the above
3.
Which stage of urine production involves returning water, nutrients, and electrolytes to the bloodstream?
a)
filtration
b)
excretion
c)
secretion
d)
reabsorption 
4.
Which stage of urine production involves the removal of substances from the bloodstream?
a)
reabsorption
b)
excretion
c)
filtration
d)
secretion
5.
What would you find inside the glomerulus?
a)
Urea
b)
Urine
c)
Blood
d)
Lymph
6.
A hollow muscular sac that holds up to 500 mL of urine:
a)
Bladder
b)
Kidney
c)
Ureter
d)
Urethra
7.
How many kidneys do you have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
8.
Which of the following parts is not found in the urinary system?
a)
Ureters
b)
Urethra
c)
Bladder
d)
Rectum 
9.

What are the main excretory organs?

a)

bladder

b)

kidneys

c)

ureters

d)

urethra

10.

Excess water and some chemical and cellular waste products eliminated from the body in liquid waste is called

a)

urea

b)

urine

c)

liquid waste

d)

solid waste

11.

The watery fluid produced by the kidneys is

a)

urea

b)

urine

c)

solid waste

d)

diarrhea

12.

The process of artificially filtering the blood to remove waste is known as

a)

kidney failure

b)

kidney stones

c)

lithotrypsy

d)

dialysis

13.

The urine passes through the __________ as it passes out of the body.

a)

urethra

b)

ureters

c)

bladder

d)

kidney

14.

The two narrow tubes that urine flows through from the kidneys to the bladder are the

a)

urethras

b)

kidneys

c)

esophagus

d)

ureters

15.

We become thirsty on a hot day too prompt us to drink to replace __________ in order to maintain homeostasis.

a)

urine

b)

wastes

c)

blood

d)

lost fluids

16.

Kidneys maintain homeostasis by regulating ________ levels

a)

waste

b)

blood

c)

water

d)

food

17.

Another name for the Urinary System is the

a)

Excretory System

b)

Exitory System

c)

Digestive System

d)

Circulatory System

18.

The function of the Urinary System is to...

a)

filter wastes from your blood.

b)

move food around your systems.

c)

regulate the amount of water in your cells.

d)

help the body move.

19.

If urine is red it means that...

a)

something is possibly wrong with organs in the system.

b)

there may be blood in the urine.

c)

you've taken in too much water.

d)

you've eaten something with red food dye.

20.

The kidney's job is to...

a)

make bile.

b)

store urine.

c)

filter waste from blood.

d)

release urine outside of the body.

21.

The urethra is an organ that allows for...

a)

storage of urine.

b)

urine to exit the body.

c)

urine to move from the kidney to the bladder.

d)

bile to move from the liver to the gall bladder.

22.

The muscle that controls urine exiting the body is the...

a)

ureter.

b)

sphincter.

c)

urethra.

d)

bladder.

23.

What is another word for stone?

a)

Calculus

b)

Geometry

c)

Algebra

d)

Calcium