Urinary System

Question 1

urinary system

Answer 1

kidney -> ureter -> bladder -> urethra

Question 2

Nephron

Answer 2

functional unit of the kidney
- removes urea
- regulate [solute] w/in the body
-filters, reabsorbs, excrete

Question 3

large artery (renal artery)

Answer 3

enters kidney and subdivides many times, forming capillary balls called glomeruli

Question 4

glomerulus

Answer 4

part of a nephron and both are surrounded by a Bowman’s capsule (cup shape structure)

Question 5

Bowman’s Capsule

Answer 5

has a large coiled tube extension that is surrounded by capillaries

Question 6

filtration

Answer 6

H2O, salts, urea, glucose, and amino acids

Question 7

Active transport

Answer 7

recycles most of the filtrate leaving some H2O, salt, and urea behind which is called urine