25. The Urinary System

Which kidney structure is primarily responsible for removing waste products from the blood by filtering plasma to form filtrate?

Which structure in the nephron is primarily responsible for filtration of blood?

The kidneys secrete a hormone that performs which of the following functions?

Which structure of the kidney directly drains urine into the ureter?

In medical terminology, abnormal hardening of the kidney is known as:

Which of the following are functions of the kidneys?

Which structure empties into the renal pelvis?

In the context of the kidneys, what is another term used for renal calculi?

In the kidneys, what is the primary function of the renal pelvis?

In which kidney region are all renal corpuscles located?

Which labeled structure in the kidney is primarily responsible for passive water reabsorption?

In the urinary system, which organ primarily removes metabolic wastes from the blood by filtering it to form urine?

The kidneys secrete hormones that help with which of the following functions?

In the urinary system, which organ is primarily responsible for filtering the blood to form urine?

In the urinary system, which organ primarily filters blood to form urine?