Match each of the following terms with its definition or description.

a. reabsorption
b. secretion
c. ADH
d. aldosterone
e. ANH
f. suppression
g. ureter
h. urinary bladder
i. urethra
j. micturition
k. incontinence
l. retention


1. _____ Another term for urination

2. _____ Movement of substances out of the renal tubules into the capillaries

3. _____ Organ that stores urine until it is removed from the body

4. _____ Tube that carries urine out of the body

5. _____ A hormone that is produced in the pituitary gland and helps reabsorb water

6. _____ Movement of substances from the capillaries into the renal tubules

7. _____ A hormone that is made by the adrenal gland and helps reabsorb salt

8. _____ Tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

9. _____ A condition in which the bladder can empty itself, but the kidney is not producing urine

10. _____ A hormone that is made in the heart and is the salt- and water-losing hormone

11. _____ A condition in which urine can be produced but cannot be voided

12. _____ A condition in which a person voids involuntarily


1. j. micturition

2. a. reabsorption

3. h. urinary bladder

4. i. urethra

5. c. ADH

6. b. secretion

7. d. aldosterone

8. g. ureter

9. f. suppression

10. e. ANH

11. l. retention

12. k. incontinence

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