Urinary System

What are the functions of the urinary tract system?

• regulate body temperature, remove wastes, absorb nutrients

• Filter wastes, produce urine, maintain homeostasis

• store energy, transport oxygen, eliminate wastes

• absorb nutrients, release carbon dioxide, create energy

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What gland sits on top of the kidney?

• Adrenal Glands

• Thyroid Gland

• Pancreas

• Hormones

The kidneys are approximately the size of a..

• baseball

• heart

• fist

• liver

What are the tubes that lead from the kidneys to the bladder?

• Urethra

• Ureters

• Renal medulla

• Nephron

What part of the kidneys act as a filter?

• Collecting Ducts

• Nephrons

• Bladder

• Renal Pyramids

How does blood enter the kidney?

• via the renal vein

• via the renal artery

• via the ureters

How does blood exit the kidneys?

• via renal vein

• via renal artery

• via ureters

• via urethra

How many nephrons are in each kidney?

• 100

• 1 million

• 1000

• 500

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the ball shaped structure of the nephron which contains capillaries?

• Renal Pyramid

• Renal Tubule

• Glomerulus

The outermost region of the kidney is ... This contains most of the nephrons.

• Renal Calyx

• Renal Medulla

• Renal Cortex