25. The Urinary System

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

Which structures primarily make up the renal medulla?

Which hormone is produced by the kidneys?

In medical terminology, a surgical incision into the kidney is a/an:

All of the following functions are associated with the kidney except:

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.