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Urinary System Functions

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What is the primary function of the urinary system?

To regulate body temperature

To produce hormones that regulate body functions

To facilitate the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

To filter and cleanse the blood as it passes through the kidneys (correct)

What is the result of the urinary system's regulation of blood, lymph, and other body fluids?

Regulating body temperature

Maintaining a healthy chemical balance (correct)

Producing waste products

Maintaining a healthy chemical imbalance

Which of the following is NOT a function of the urinary system?

Filtering waste from the blood

Monitoring the release of substances into urine

Regulating body temperature (correct)

Regulating blood pressure

What is the product of thousands of metabolic processes in body cells?

Hundreds of waste products Signup and view all the answers

What type of control do the kidneys operate under?

Hormonal control Signup and view all the answers

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

To transport urine away from the kidneys Signup and view all the answers

Where are the nephrons located within the kidneys?

Partly in the cortex and partly inside the renal pyramids Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the conscious desire to urinate?

Stretch receptors in the bladder wall transmitting nervous impulses Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate number of nephrons found in each kidney?

Over 1 million Signup and view all the answers

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

To store urine until it is convenient to release it Signup and view all the answers