Urinary System Warm Up

Question 1

Describe the location of the kidneys

Answer 1

Retroperitoneal

Question 2

What is the Bowman’s capsule?

Answer 2

The enlarged, cup-shaped closed end of the renal tubule that completely surrounds the glomerulus

Question 3

What is the glomerulus?

Answer 3

A capillary bed in the nephron that is both fed and drained by arterioles

Question 4

What is the function of the urethra?

Answer 4

Transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

Question 5

What are the renal pyramids?

Answer 5

Triangular regions of the kidneys that are striped in appearance and separated by the renal columns

Question 6

Do the kidneys convert ammonia to bicarbonate ions?

Answer 6

-No
*This is done by the liver
-Kidneys
*Excrete nitrogenous wastes
*Ensure proper blood pH
*Maintains water and electrolyte balance

Question 7

What tissue allows the bladder to expand as urine accumulates within it?

Answer 7

Transitional epithelium

Question 8

The peritubular capillaries arise from the ___, which drains the glomerulus

Answer 8

Efferent arteriole

Question 9

The average adult bladder is moderately full with ___ of urine within it

Answer 9

500 mL

Question 10

What is aldosterone’s effect on the kidneys?

Answer 10

It acts on the kidneys to regulate sodium ion concentration of the extracellular fluid (ECF)

Question 11

What is micturition?

Answer 11

The process of emptying the bladder

Question 12

What are the organs of the urinary system?

Answer 12

-Kidneys
-Ureters
-Urinary bladder
-Urethra