Question

Name the two main stages of urine formation.

Answer 1

Urine:

1. Urine is the excretory fluid that is formed as a filtrate in the filtration process of the kidney.
2. The process by which the urine is produced by the nephrons is known as uropoiesis.
3. The urine is expelled out of the body through a thin muscular tube called the urethra.
4. The process by which the excretory products are expelled out through the urine is known as urination.

Urine formation:

1. In the process of urine formation or uropoiesis, the two main steps performed by the kidney are:

1. Ultrafiltration or glomerular filtration
2. Selective reabsorption