25. The Urinary System

Which organ removes waste from the blood and produces urine?

The kidneys play a major role in the human excretory system by filtering which fluid?

Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood in the human body?

The perirenal fat capsule is a transparent capsule that prevents infections in surrounding regions from spreading to the kidney.

The __________ is the darker, reddish-brown area of the kidney that exhibits cone-shaped tissue masses called renal pyramids.

__________ are the structural and functional units of the kidneys, which carry out the processes that form urine.

The major calyces are the __________.

Which structure is the muscular tube that delivers urine to the bladder?

Arrange the following structures to represent the sequence in which urine passes through them to the external environment: (1) ureter, (2) renal pelvis, (3) calyx, (4) urinary bladder, and (5) urethra.

The renal hilum lies on the __________ surface of the kidney.

The __________ cushions the kidney and helps attach it to the posterior body wall.

The renal __________ is continuous with the ureter.

Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Match each letter from the figure with the correct blood vessel name. Segmental arteries a. b. c. d. e.

Damage to the renal medulla would interfere first with the functioning of the a. glomerular capsules, b. distal convoluted tubules, c. collecting ducts, d. proximal convoluted tubules.