urinary system

Question 1

2 main functions of the urinary system

Answer 1

producing and excreting urine from the body

Question 2

the body system that regulates the constancy of body fluid volumes and levels of many important chemicals

Answer 2

urinary system

Question 3

the condition when waste products accumulate to toxic levels in the blood

Answer 3

uremia

Question 4

number of kidneys in a human

Answer 4

2

Question 5

number of ureters in a human

Answer 5

2

Question 6

number of bladders in a human

Answer 6

1

Question 7

number of urethras in a human

Answer 7

1

Question 8

the kidney that is lower than the other

Answer 8

right

Question 9

they are located between the muscles of the back and parietal peritoneum

Answer 9

kidneys

Question 10

these organs play a vital role in maintaining electrolytes, water, and acid-base balances in the body

Answer 10

kidneys

Question 11

20% of the blood pumped by the heart each minute enters these

Answer 11

kidneys

Question 12

the outer part or layer of the kidney

Answer 12

renal cortex

Question 13

the inner portion of the kidney

Answer 13

renal medulla

Question 14

a word that means “bark”

Answer 14

cortex

Question 15

the triangular divisions of the renal medulla

Answer 15

renal pyramids

Question 16

the narrow, innermost end of a pyramid

Answer 16

renal papilla

Question 17

an expansion of the upper end of a ureter

Answer 17

renal pelvis

Question 18

the papilla of a pyramid opens into this division of the renal pelvis

Answer 18

calyx

Question 19

millions of microscopic units that produce urine

Answer 19

nephrons

Question 20

part of the kidney that is in the shape of a tiny funnel with a very long stem

Answer 20

nephrons

Question 21

the cup-shaped top of a nephron

Answer 21

bowmans capsule

Question 22

a network of blood capillaries tucked into bowmans capsule

Answer 22

glomerulus

Question 23

three processes of the nephrons

Answer 23

1. filtration
2. reabsorption
   3.secretion

Question 24

urine formation begins with what

Answer 24

filtration

Question 25

items reabsorbed from renal tubules to blood capillaries

Answer 25

water, glucose, sodium

Question 26

water is reabsorbed by the kidneys via this method

Answer 26

osmosis

Question 27

glucose in the urine

Answer 27

glycosuria

Question 28

the opposite of reabsorption

Answer 28

secretion

Question 29

the movement of substances out of the blood into the urine

Answer 29

secretion

Question 30

disorders that affect the excretion of normal amounts of urine

Answer 30

kidney disease cardiovascular disease stress

Question 31

absence of urine

Answer 31

anuria

Question 32

scanty amounts of urine

Answer 32

oliguria

Question 33

an unusually large amount of urine

Answer 33

polyuria

Question 34

structure of the urinary system richly supplied with sensory nerve endings

Answer 34

ureters

Question 35

structure of the urinary system that rests in the pelvis behind the pubic symphysis

Answer 35

bladder

Question 36

structure of the urinary system that sits in front of the uterus

Answer 36

bladder

Question 37

structure of the urinary system that rests on the prostate

Answer 37

bladder

Question 38

kidney disease

Answer 38

nephropathy

Question 39

pain caused by the passage of a kidney stone

Answer 39

renal colic

Question 40

structure of the urinary system that is the most inferior part of the renal tract

Answer 40

urethra

Question 41

structure of the urinary system in men that is also part of the reproductive system

Answer 41

urethra

Question 42

a condition involving the need for frequent urination

Answer 42

overactive bladder

Question 43

a condition involving extreme urgency and pain yet small amounts of urine are released

Answer 43

overactive bladder

Question 44

infections that begin in the hospital

Answer 44

nosocomial infections