Health

The functional unit of the kidney is the?

Nephron

Blood enters the kidney through the

Renal artery

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

Producing insulin

About how much urine do healthy kidney produce per hour?

30-80 mL

The average bladder can hold

400-600 mL of urine

The glomerulus is a mass of capillaries inside each

nephron

GFR

the rate at which the kidney filters blood

At what age do most children typically gain full bladder control?

2-3 years

Urethra

carries urine from bladder to outside of body

Bladder

stores urine until elimination

Kidneys

Filter blood and produce urine

Ureters

are tubes that carry urine from kidneys to bladder

A reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

is NOT normal changes in order adults