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Structures
All about urine
All mixed up
100
The tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body
What is the urethra?
100
Where does filtration in the kidneys occur?
nephrons
100
What does urine formation begin with?
Filtration in the nephrons
200
Basic structural and functional unit of the kidney
What is the nephron?
200
What are two things that make up urine?
urea and salt
200
Name a treatment used to treat kidney failure?
What is dialysis?
300
The elastic muscular organ that can expand greatly and is part of the urinary system
What is the bladder?
300
On average how much urine can a bladder hold?
About 16 ounces
300
What would happen if the kidneys were not functioning properly?
Toxic waste would build up in the cells, therefore poisoning themselves
400
The two tubes that connect the kidney to the bladder.
What are the ureters?
400
The kidneys filter urine- True or False
What is false?
400
What happens if salts and minerals build up in the kidneys?
What is kidney stones?
500
How many nephrons does an average kidney have?
1,000,000
500
Urine that is dark is a sign of what?
Dehydration
500
What is one of the bacteria that can cause urinary infections?
What is E coli?