Tick Tock
How often do the kidneys generate urine?
A) every 10 to 15 seconds
B) every hour
C) every half hour
A) every 10 to 15 seconds
bean shaped, filters blood to remove waste and balance fluids
Kidney
Kidneys produce how much urine per day?
A) 1 to 2 cups
B) 1 to 2 liters
C) 1 gallon
D) 1 to 2 quarts
A healthy bladder can hold 16 ounces of urine for how long?
A) 12 hours
B) 8 hours
C) 5 hours
C) 5 hours
thin tubes of muscle that connect your kidneys to your bladder and carry urine to the bladder
How much urine can the bladder hold?
A) 0.5-1.0 cups
B) 1.0-1.5 cups
C) 1.5-2.0 cups
D) 1000 cups
C) 1.5-2.0 cups
How long does it take the body to produce 2 cups of urine?
A) 9 to 10 hours
B) 5 hours
C) 7 to 8 hours
A) 9 to 10 hours
A hollow, muscular, balloon-shaped organ that expands as it fills with urine
bladder
How long is the average ureter?
A) 3cm
B) 8 to 12 inches
C) 1 mile
D) 3 inches
B) 8 to 12 inches
How many days do you spend going to the bathroom in a lifetime?
A) 16 days
B) 24 days
C) 92 days
C) 92
A tube located at the bottom of the bladder that allows urine to exit the body during urination
urethra
How many gallons of water does the kidney filter in a lifetime?
A) 1 million
B) 500,000
C) 100,000
A) 1 million
6 to 8
located on the bladder neck and the urethra, stay closed until your brain sends signals to urinate
internal and external sphincter muscles
How many times is blood filtered through the kidneys each day?
A) 100x
B) 200x
C) 400x
C) 400x