Urinary System
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What might happen if your bladder lacked sphincter muscles?
Urine might leak out of your bladder
What word best describes the function of the nephrons?
Filter
What is the function of the urethra?
It delivers urine from the bladder to the outside world
What can you infer about urine
It's mostly water
What is the main function of the urinary system?
Removing poisons from your body
Place the following events in sequence: A) Urine passes through the ureters; B) Urea enters the kidneys; C) Urine enters the urethra
B, A, C
What does your bladder have in common with a balloon?
It can expand
What determines when you need to go to the bathroom?
How full the bladder is
Before the kidneys filter it out, where does urea exist?
In your bloodstream
