25. The Urinary System

A patient excretes a large volume of very dilute urine on a continuing basis. This may be due to:

In the pathway of blood flow toward the glomerulus, where does blood travel immediately after passing through the arcuate artery?

Which of the following is the most abundant waste solute in urine?

Which sphincter is under voluntary control in the human body?

Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood and forming urine in the human urinary system?

What is considered the functional unit of the kidney?

Which of the following is primarily regulated by the urinary system?

What is the process of separating wastes from body fluids and eliminating them from the body called?

Which of the following functions does the urinary system regulate?

In which body system does kidney disease originate?

Which of the following is not a component of the filtration membrane in the kidney?

Of the following urinary system organs, major homeostatic functions are performed by the ________.

In the urinary system, what structures merge to form a papillary duct?

Which of the following structures is responsible for filtering blood to form urine in the urinary system?

Which body system is primarily responsible for eliminating metabolic waste from the body?