The Urinary System: Matching
Select the proper terms listed below to match the statements that follow. Write the letter of
the term in the blank.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
medulla
sugar
blood transport
cortex
tubules
f. urethra
g. ureters
h. renal
i. filtration
j. glomerulus
k. urinary bladder
l. hemodialysis
m. incontinence
n. nephron unit
o. urea
p.
q.
r.
s.
antidiuretic
micturition
left
Bowman’s capsule
__G___
1. Carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
__O___
2. Term for the waste products of protein metabolism eliminated by the kidneys.
_I____
3. The process by which the blood is cleansed by the kidneys.
_K____
4. Stores urine prior to its being eliminated from the body.
_N____
5. Microscopic units within the kidneys that aid in urine formation.
_P____
6. Type of hormone that slows down water loss through the kidneys.
_L____
7. Process by which the blood is cleansed by an artificial kidney machine.
_J___ 8. Part of a nephron unit, this structure consists of a network of blood capillaries.
_H___ 9. The terms used for arteries and veins which serve the kidneys.
__F__ 10. The structure which eliminates urine to the outside of the body.
__D__ 11. The name for the outer layer of the kidney.
__S__ 12. Part of the nephron unit, this structure surrounds the glomerulus.
__Q__
13. The clinical term for the process of urinating.
__A__ 14. The name for the inner layer of the kidneys.
__E__ 15. Structures that transport urine from the kidneys to the ureters.
__B__ 16. Substance which, when found in urine, suggests diabetes.
__M_ 17. Inability to control the release of urine from the body.