Wisconsin CNA State Exam Vocabulary Practice

What term refers to the organs that produce, store, and discharge urine?

1. Urinary elimination

2. Urine

3. Urination

4. Urinary tract

The correct answer is: Urinary tract

The correct term for the organs that produce, store, and discharge urine is "urinary tract." This term encompasses the entire system involved in the formation and excretion of urine, which includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Each of these components plays a vital role in the overall function of urine production and elimination. The kidneys filter blood to form urine, the ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder, the bladder stores urine until it is expelled, and the urethra allows for the passage of urine out of the body. Other options are not as comprehensive: "urinary elimination" refers to the process of excreting urine rather than the organs involved; "urine" is the liquid waste that the urinary tract produces; and "urination" describes the act of expelling urine from the bladder. Thus, none of these terms accurately capture the complete set of organs responsible for the entire process of urine production and discharge as "urinary tract" does.