ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Urine is formed in the ____
A
Major calices
B
Vasa recta
C
Capsular space
D
Nephron
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Here, tubular cells secrete substances like hydrogen ions, potassium ions, etc into the filtrate. Through this process, the ionic, acid-base and the balance of other body fluids are maintained. The secreted ions combine with the filtrate and form urine. The urine passes out of the nephron tubule into a collecting duct.

Detailed explanation-2: -The kidneys are the part of the urinary tract that makes urine (pee). Urine has salts, toxins, and water that need to be filtered out of the blood. After the kidneys make urine, it leaves the body using the rest of the urinary tract as a pathway.

Detailed explanation-3: -The urine flows out of the nephron tubule into a collecting duct. It passes out of the kidney through the renal pelvis, into the ureter, and down to the bladder.

Detailed explanation-4: -The primary function of nephron is removing all waste products including the solid wastes, and other excess water from the blood, converting blood into the urine, reabsorption, secretion, and excretion of numerous substances.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kidneys Rationale: Urine is formed in the renal tubules and empties into the calyces, then into the renal pelvis of the kidney. It then travels through the ureters to the bladder.

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