Urinary System Structures
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- Q1The Bowman’s capsule, proximal convoluted tubule, and loop of Henle are all parts of a:bladderkidneynephronpelvis120s
- Q2Urine leaves the kidney by way of the:urethranephronglomerulusureter120s
- Q3Excessive substances in urinary filtrate, such as sodium and potassium, lead to their elimination. Which process of elimination is this urinary system function?secretionreabsorptionfiltrationdiffusion120s
- Q4The functional unit of the kidney is the:bladderreninaldosteronenephron120s
- Q5Which structure is a hollow muscular sac?kidneyurethraureterbladder120s
- Q6What is the name for the opening of the urethra to the external part of the body?urinary sphincterureterurinary meatusurethra120s
- Q7What is the liquid waste produced by the urinary system?urinesemenmucouslymph120s
- Q8What are the bean-shaped organs that rid the body of nitrogenous wastes?ureterskidneysintestinesnephrons120s
- Q9What is the tube that takes urine from the bladder to the outside of the body?ureterurethracollecting tubuleconvoluted tubule120s
- Q10What is the name of the knotty ball of capillaries that sits within the Bowman’s capsule?loop of Henleglomerulusnephronsureters120s
- Q11What is the double-walled hollow capsule that surrounds the glomerulus?cortexBowman's capsulegelatin capsuleperitoneum120s
- Q12What is the antidiuretic hormone that prevents or suppresses urine excretion?reninurinealdosteroneADH120s
- Q13What are the triangular cones that make up the medulla of the kidney?uretersrenal pyramidsrenal pelvisrenal columns120s
- Q14What is the name of the tubes that connect the kidneys and the bladder?collecting tubulesproximal convoluting tubulesdistal convoluting tubulesureters120s
- Q15What is the name of the outer layer of the kidney?medullarenal pelviscortexrenal capsule120s