Functions
What is the urinary system?
Filters blood and creates urine
What organ stores and excretes urine?
The urinary bladder
What is each kidney surrounded by?
Renal Capsule
What is the tube called that urine drains into?
Minor calyx
How many tubes are the ureters?
Two
What is stored and excreted?
Urine
These are the most important organs in the Urinary System?
Kidneys
What is made of the renal pyramids?
Inner medulla
Finish the sentence. Major calyces coverage at the ____.
Renal pyramid
What vitamins do the kidney also help with?
Vitamin D
What do the kidneys do?
Filters blood and removes waste or excess fluid.
What organ passes urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder?
The ureters
What are the renal pyramids?
The site of urine production.
What is the second tube the urine drains into?
Major Calyx
What's the primary function of the urinary system?
Filters waste products and excess water by producing urine.
What does the urethra do?
Carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
What organ passes urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body?
The urethra
What is the cross section of the kidney?
Outer cortex
When the urine is removed from the kidney. What is the next organ it is passed to?
Urinary Bladder
How many calyxes are there?
Two
What does the bladder do?
Stores urine
Describe the structure of a nephron and its role in urine formation.
Responsible for filtering blood and forming urine.
Nephrons are made up of renal corpuscles and renal tubules.
How many organs connect together in the urinary system?
Three
Bladder capacity is about____.
200 to 400 milliliters
What is another name for the Urinary System?
Renal System