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Urinary System
Urinary System Review
| The principal organ of the urinary system is the: | Kidney |
| The branch of the abdominal aorta that brings blood into each kidney is the: | Renal Artery |
| The _____ is a structure important in maintaining blood flow because it secretes rennin when blood pressure to the afferent arteriole drops: | Juxtaglomerular apparatus |
| Urine is formed by the nephron by means of which three processes? | Filtration, reabsorption and secretion |
| ___has a central role in the regulation of urine volume. | ADH |
| Urine is approximately 95%: | Water |
| The term that describes an inflammation of the bladder is: | Cystitis |
| What proportion of the body's blood flow goes to the kidney? | Approximately one fifth of all the blood pumped by the heart per minute goes to the kidneys. |
| Knots of capillaries that directs blood into the efferent arteriole. | Glomerulus |
| Ladderlike looping blood vessels within the medulla. | Vasa Recta |