These are the bean-shaped organs located on either side of the vertebral column or spine near the small of the back.
What are Kidneys?
100
This is a muscular bag which has a more or less spherical "balloon" shape and is located at the end of both ureters, low down in the abdomen, behind the pubic bone.
What is the bladder
100
Each kidney has a thin, hollow tube that connects to the bladder.
What are ureters?
100
This is a small tube that allows urine to flow from the bladder to outside the body.
What is the urethra.
100
It includes the kidneys, the bladder and the tubes to expel urine which is the end product of chemical that have been broken down that the body no longer needs.
What is the Urinary System?!
200
This kidney usually sits slightly higher than the other one.
What is the left kidney?
200
This is produced by the kidneys, transported by the ureters towards the bladder to be stored there.
What is urine?
200
Urine flows down the ureters from here and then empties into the bladder.
What are the kidneys?
200
In this the urethra is 8-10 inches long.
What is a male urethra?
200
These tubes expel urine and also select the amount of chemicals that should be expelled.
What is the urinary tract?
300
This is approximately 4 inches (10 centimeters) long, 2.5 inches (6 centimeters) wide, and 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) thick.
What is an adult kidney?
300
This is equipped with muscle fibers which contract to pull open the bladder neck and expel urine into the urethra.
What is the bladder wall?
300
Ureters have these so even if you were to stand on your head, urine could not flow back to the kidneys from the bladder.
What are one-way vavles?
300
The urethra is encompassed by two separate muscles.
What are the urethral sphincter muscles?
300
This can be tested to find out if the person has an unrinary infection.
What is urine?
400
Encloses and protects the kidney.
What is the lower portion of the rib cage?
400
This can be seen on an x-ray, but the bladder itself cannot be seen.
What is a bladder stone?
400
This occurs when urine backs up from the bladder into the ureters and sometimes into the kidneys.
What is ureteral reflux?
400
In this the urethra is 1-2 inches long.
What is a female urethra?
400
The kidneys allow the blood to keep this, salts and minerals.
What is glucose?
500
Holds the kidney in place.
What is abdominal lining and supporting connective tissue?
500
When you are ready to urinate these muscles contract to help push the urine from the bladder.
What are detrusor muscles?
500
It is normal for the ureters to be this long and 5 mm in diameter.
What is 25-30 cm long?
500
The external urethral opening from the body is called this for both men and women.
What is the meatus?
500
Small amounts of urine are emptied into the bladder from the ureters about every how many seconds.