Anatomy
What are the two bean-shaped organs that filter blood?
What are the kidneys?
What is the primary function of the urinary system?
What is waste removal?
What signals the sphincters to relax during urination?
What is the brain?
What can affect the amount of urine produced?
What are fluid intake, food consumption, and fluid loss?
The urinary tract is primarily responsible for digestion.
False.
What connects the kidneys to the bladder?
What are the Ureters?
Which system helps regulate blood pressure and electrolyte levels?
what is the urinary system?
What happens to the bladder wall during urination?
it tightens.
How much urine do kidneys typically produce in a day?
What is 1-2 quarts?
The external sphincter is under voluntary control.
true
What organ stores urine?
What is the bladder?
How much blood do the kidneys filter daily?
what is 120 to 150 quarts?
What are the two types of sphincters involved in urination?
what are internal and external sphincters?
Who generally produces less urine, adults or children?
what is children?
The kidneys are located in the lower abdomen.
False
What is the tube that allows urine to exit the body?
What is Urethra?
What maintains the body’s pH balance?
What is urine production?
How does the body indicate the need to urinate?
Through signals from the bladder to the brain
What are nephrons responsible for in urine formation?
What is filtration, reabsorption, and secretion?
The bladder can hold up to 2 cups of urine.
True
Name the two main parts of the urinary tract.
What is the Upper and Lower urinary tract?
What role do kidneys play in red blood cell production?
What is regulating erythropoietin?
What is the term for the process of emptying the bladder?
What is urination?
Name a medical condition that can affect urine production.
What is diabetes or kidney disease?
Urine is produced in the urethra.
False