Question

The nephrons discharge their urine at the ______.

Options

• urinary bladder

• urethra

• renal pelvis

• renal pyramid

Answer 1

The nephrons discharge their urine at the renal pelvis.

Explanation:

Urine formation is completed as the filtered fluid passes through the individual functional units of the kidney, known as nephrons. This newly formed urine is gathered by converging collecting ducts, which run down through the renal pyramids and empty into cup-like cavities called calyces. These calyces ultimately join together to channel the fluid directly into the renal pelvis, a funnel-shaped central cavity that acts as the primary reservoir from which urine is discharged into the ureters for transport to the bladder.