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The source of the waste products that are excreted by the urinary system is ____.
metabolic processes
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Which organs function to eliminate wastes from the body?
Sweat glands and kidneys
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The ureter connects the ____ to the bladder.
renal pelvis
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True or false? Urine exits the body through the ureter (after leaving the urinary bladder).
false
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urine is transported using ____________
peristalsis
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Blood contained within the ___ contains fewer wastes than blood contained within the ____.
renal vein; renal artery
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The internal urethral sphincter is made of ___ muscle, while the external urethral sphincter is made of ____ muscle.
smooth; skeletal
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Fluid is forced out of the glomerulus and into the glomerular capsule by which force?
blood pressure
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The kidneys help maintain blood pH balance by ____.
removing Hydrogen ions from the blood
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True/false? Urine is composed of the substances that are filtered and secreted, but not reabsorbed.
true
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During which process would prescription drugs enter the urine?
tubular secretion
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What best describes the process that concentrates urine as it passes through the proximal convoluted tubule?
tubular reabsorption
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What structure in the nephron is responsible for monitoring blood pressure?
juxtaglomerular apparatus
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ADH and aldosterone ________ urine output
decrease
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True or false? ADH is made by the hypothalamus and secreted by the posterior pituitary gland. Aldosterone is made and secreted by the adrenal gland
true
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blood pressure regulation, waste removal, and stimulation of erythrocyte production are all functions of the ___________
kidneys
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