Urinary System Review

You can use your notes and books to answer the questions.

1. _____a_____ are a pair of organs for ___b______ impurities from the blood and prevents ____c______ fatally accumulating in the body.
2. Kidneys are __________ shaped.
3. Where are the kidneys located?
4. Together, the kidneys add up the same size as the ____________.
5. Each kidney has how many layers?
6. What are the names of the layers?
7. The ______ and _____ contain tiny blood filtration units called nephrons.
8. A single kidney has more than a million ___________ .
9. _________ is the waste product of filtration, collects in the kidney’s pelvis.
10. About ____ quarts of fluid is removed from the body and about _____ quarts are recovered.
11. The kidneys produce a form of ______ ____ for healthy bones.
12. The kidneys are control the production of _________________.
13. Urine is made of up of largely of 4 items. What are they?
14. One pair of kidneys can process ___ gallons of blood a day.