Structures of the Urinary System: The Kidneys

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What is the function of the renal pelvis in the urinary system?

To collect and transport urine from the nephrons (correct)

To filter waste from the blood

To regulate blood pressure

To produce hormones

What is the process by which urine is transported from the kidney to the bladder?

Osmosis

Reabsorption

Filtration

Peristalsis (correct)

What is the term for the opening in the wall of the urinary bladder where urine drains from the ureters?

Nephron

Renal cortex

Ureteral orifice (correct)

Medulla

What is the length of each ureter?

10-12 inches Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the ureters in the urinary system?

To transport urine from the kidney to the bladder Signup and view all the answers

What is the region surrounding the renal pelvis?

Renal cortex Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the movement of substances from the bloodstream into the urinary system?

Secretion Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which the body reabsorbs water and nutrients from the urine?

Reabsorption Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the functional unit of the kidney that filters waste from the blood?

Nephron Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the network of blood vessels that filter waste from the blood?

Glomerulus Signup and view all the answers

Structures of the Urinary System: The Kidneys

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What is the function of the renal pelvis in the urinary system?

What is the process by which urine is transported from the kidney to the bladder?

What is the term for the opening in the wall of the urinary bladder where urine drains from the ureters?

What is the length of each ureter?

What is the function of the ureters in the urinary system?

What is the region surrounding the renal pelvis?

What is the term for the movement of substances from the bloodstream into the urinary system?

What is the process by which the body reabsorbs water and nutrients from the urine?

What is the term for the functional unit of the kidney that filters waste from the blood?

What is the term for the network of blood vessels that filter waste from the blood?

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