Exam 18: The Urinary System

​The ____ is the major excretory organ of the body because it eliminates nitrogenous wastes.

Matching ​Match the description with the corresponding term. a.​nephron b.​glomerulus c.​bladder d.​renal plexus e.​calciferol f.​erythropoietin g.​hilum h.​minor calyx i.​renin j.cortex -​kidney nerve supply

​Glomerular filtration, tubular resorption, and tubular secretion all occur in the ____.

​The ____ ducts empty urine into the renal pelvis.

​Blood in the urine is called ____.

​Urine is excreted from each kidney through the kidney ____.

Inflammation of the urinary bladder, typically caused by a bacterial infection, is known as ____.​

Collectively, the materials eliminated from the nephron are called ____.​

​In males, the urethra is 20 cm (8 inches) long.

​The kidneys control the proper balance of hydrogen ions in the blood, thus helping to regulate ____ levels in the body.

​The ____________________ arteriole carries blood away from the glomerular capsule.

​The ____ is a hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity posterior to the pubic symphysis.

​The function of the ____ is to transport urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder.

​The innermost layer of the glomerular capsule is the visceral layer made up of ____.

​The U-shaped structure in the renal tubule is known as the ____.

​The outermost layer of tissue that surrounds the kidney is called the ____.

​The first part of the renal tubule is called the ____.

​Renal failure can be treated by a procedure called ____.

​A condition in which there is an excessive number of white blood cells in the urine is called ____.

​The renal pelvis eventually narrows to form the ____.