Ch. 7.12 Urinary System Key Terms ory Name
This muscular sac stores urine until you’re ready to release it.
What is the bladder?
This indented area of the kidney is where blood vessels and the ureter connect.
What is the hilum?
This funnel-shaped structure collects urine before it enters the ureter.
What is the renal pelvis?
This word means “to urinate.”
What is void?
These structures drain urine into the bladder, one from each kidney.
What are the ureters?
This cup-shaped part of the nephron collects filtered fluid
What is Bowman’s capsule?
This word means keeping the body’s internal environment stable.
What is homeostasis?
This tube carries urine out of the body.
What is the urethra?
This liquid waste product is made by the kidneys.
What is urine?
This organ contracts to push urine out through the urethra.
What is the bladder?
This is the outer layer of the kidney where most filtering happens.
What is the cortex
These two organs filter blood and make urine.
What are the kidneys?
These tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What are the ureters?
This part of the nephron surrounds the glomerulus.
What is Bowman’s capsule?
. These units number over a million in each kidney.
What are nephrons?
This system removes waste products from the body.
What is the excretory system?
This inner part of the kidney helps concentrate urine
What is the medulla?
This is the opening where urine leaves the body.
What is the urinary meatus?
This structure filters blood inside each nephron.
What is the glomerulus?
This part of the kidney gives it its “bean” indentation.
What is the hilum?
This cluster of blood vessels begins the process of filtering blood.
What is the glomerulus?
These tiny units inside the kidney actually make urine.
What are nephrons?
This system includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
What is the urinary system?
This part of the kidney looks like a funnel and collects urine.
What is the renal pelvis?
This process helps keep water and electrolyte levels balanced.
What is homeostasis?