Urinary System Review

These flashcards cover critical concepts from the urinary system, including organs, functions, and processes related to urine formation.

The organs of the urinary system include the __, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.

Kidneys

The main function of the urinary system is to __ waste products from the blood.

remove

The __ is an expandable muscular sac that can store up to 1 liter of urine.

urinary bladder

The __ transports urine from the urinary bladder to outside the body.

urethra

The kidneys help regulate blood volume and __ production through the secretion of erythropoietin.

erythrocyte

The __ is responsible for collecting urine and directing it into the ureter.

renal pelvis

Urine formation involves three processes: glomerular filtration, tubular __, and tubular secretion.

reabsorption

The __ are the functional filtration units of the kidney that filter blood and form urine.

nephrons

The descending limb of the nephron loop is responsible for the __ of water and solutes.

reabsorption

The __ apparatus regulates blood pressure and the glomerular filtration rate by releasing renin.

juxtaglomerular