GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EXCRETORY SYSTEM

EXCRETORY SYSTEM ALL QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organ collects and stores the urine until is is ready to be excreted?
A
ureter
B
bladder
C
urethra
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bladder. This triangle-shaped, hollow organ is located in the lower abdomen. It is held in place by ligaments that are attached to other organs and the pelvic bones. The bladder’s walls relax and expand to store urine, and contract and flatten to empty urine through the urethra.

Detailed explanation-2: -From the calyxes, pee travels out of the kidneys through the ureters (pronounced: YUR-uh-ters) to be stored in the bladder (a muscular sac in the lower belly). When a person urinates, the pee exits the bladder and goes out of the body through the urethra (pronounced: yoo-REE-thruh), another tube-like structure.

Detailed explanation-3: -The urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to the bladder. It is stored in the bladder until it leaves the body through the urethra.

Detailed explanation-4: -The urinary bladder is an organ that collects and stores urine formed in the kidneys. Ureter is the duct through which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder. Urine is excreted through the urethra.

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