Renal System

Question 1

The renal system 2 main functions

Answer 1

-excretion or removal from the body of nitrogenous waste in the form of urea
-osmoregulation or regulation of the water balance of the body

Question 2

Components of the renal system

Answer 2

-kidneys
-bladder
-nephron
-ureter
-urethra

Question 3

Kidneys

Answer 3

Removes wastes and extra fluid from your body

Question 4

Nephron

Answer 4

Filters the blood and reabsorbs water and other substances leading to urine production

Question 5

Ureter

Answer 5

Transports urine from the renal pelvis into the bladder

Question 6

Urethra

Answer 6

Empties urine from the bladder

Question 7

Bladder

Answer 7

Collect and store urine until the bladder is emptied through the urethra

Question 8

Ultrafiltration

Answer 8

The process of which urea is removed from the blood

Question 9

Bowman’s capsule

Answer 9

fluids from blood in the glomerulus are collected in the Bowmans capsule and further processed along the nephron to form urine

Question 10

Glomerulus

Answer 10

at the beginning of the nephron is the glomerulus, a network of capillaries that performs the first step of filtering blood using diffusion

Question 11

Proximal convoluted tubule

Answer 11

the filtrate is passed through the proximal tubule. Loop of Henle and distal tubule. Where water and nutrients are re absorbed producing hyperosmotic urine