Urinary System Chapter Summary
Reduced urine production (50-500 mL/day). - correct answer-Oliguria
Kidney - correct answer-The principal organ of the urinary system:
• Adjusting Blood Volume
• Adjusting Blood Pressure
• Regulating Blood Plasma Concentrations of Ions (ie. Na+, K+, Cl-)
• Stabilizing Blood pH
• Conserving Nutrients (ie. glucose)
• Removing (filtering) drugs and toxins from blood - correct answer-List the other functions of
the kidney
To filter blood and form urine. - correct answer-The prime function of the kidney:
1) Urea
2) Creatinine
3) Uric Acid - correct answer-Three Nitrogenous Waste Products Found In Urine:
1 ) Filtration
2) Reabsorption
3) Secretion - correct answer-Three processes in urine formation include:
Blood pressure forces water and solutes across the membranes of the glomerular capillaries
into the capsular space. - correct answer-Filtration
Transport of water and solutes from the tubular fluid across tubular epithelium into the
peritubular fluid. - correct answer-Reabsorption
Transport of solutes from the peritubular fluid across tubular epithelium into the tubular fluid.
- correct answer-Secretion
• Receive 25 percent of the cardiac output.
• Perform the excretory functions of the urinary system. - correct answer-Two Kidneys:
• Ureters
• Urinary Bladder
• Urethra - correct answer-The urinary tract includes:
Receive urine from the kidneys & conduct urine to the urinary bladder. - correct
answer-Ureters
Receives and stores urine. - correct answer-Urinary Bladder
Conducts urine from the bladder to outside the body. - correct answer-Urethra
Reduced urine production (50-500 mL/day). - correct answer-Oliguria
Kidney - correct answer-The principal organ of the urinary system:
• Adjusting Blood Volume
• Adjusting Blood Pressure
• Regulating Blood Plasma Concentrations of Ions (ie. Na+, K+, Cl-)
• Stabilizing Blood pH
• Conserving Nutrients (ie. glucose)
• Removing (filtering) drugs and toxins from blood - correct answer-List the other functions of
the kidney
To filter blood and form urine. - correct answer-The prime function of the kidney:
1) Urea
2) Creatinine
3) Uric Acid - correct answer-Three Nitrogenous Waste Products Found In Urine:
1 ) Filtration
2) Reabsorption
3) Secretion - correct answer-Three processes in urine formation include:
Blood pressure forces water and solutes across the membranes of the glomerular capillaries
into the capsular space. - correct answer-Filtration
Transport of water and solutes from the tubular fluid across tubular epithelium into the
peritubular fluid. - correct answer-Reabsorption
Transport of solutes from the peritubular fluid across tubular epithelium into the tubular fluid.
- correct answer-Secretion
• Receive 25 percent of the cardiac output.
• Perform the excretory functions of the urinary system. - correct answer-Two Kidneys:
• Ureters
• Urinary Bladder
• Urethra - correct answer-The urinary tract includes:
Receive urine from the kidneys & conduct urine to the urinary bladder. - correct
answer-Ureters
Receives and stores urine. - correct answer-Urinary Bladder
Conducts urine from the bladder to outside the body. - correct answer-Urethra
