Urinary/Excretory System Quiz

What is the function of the Excretory System, choose the best answer

• Eliminating excess blood from the body

• Eliminating excess waste from the blood

• Eliminating nitrogenous waste through urine

• Allowing an excess of liquids in the body

What blood vessel does unfiltered blood enter the kidney

• Renal Vein

• Renal Artery

• Artery

• Vein

What is encapsulated in the Bowman's Capsule

• Glomerulus

• Bowman

• Nephron

• Ureter

What is the Bowman's Capsule

• The beginning of a nephron that surrounds a glomerulus

• the functional unit of kidney

• The tube where urine is excreted

• The exit tube for filtered blood

What does the bladder store

• Filtered blood

• Unfiltered blood

• Urine

• Water

Does the kidneys expel all of the filtrates from the body

• No, the kidney does not deal with filtering blood

• Yes, the filtrates exit the kidneys directly

• No, some of the filtrates are expelled while the rest are returned to the blood

• Yes, all the filtrates are passed off as urine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What muscle does urine flow through from the kidneys to the bladder

• Ureter

• Vein

• Tendon

• Urethra

The excretory system does not work independently of other systems in the body

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The overall solute concentration must regulated within a large range

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the function of the Bowman's Capsule

• Directs blood to the glomerulus

• Excrete Urine

• Aids in the filtration of blood

• Sends blood to the bladder