Diseases
What is the involuntary leakage of urine?
Incontinence
Whats the functions of the kidney?
Remove waste products from the blood and produce urine etc...
Functional unit of Kidney that helps remove waste products
Nephron
Each kidney contains how many nephrons?
Over a million
During salt and water reabsorption sodium ions are transported by
Active transport
What is also known as kidney failure? (Where they fail to filter blood)
Renal failure
The abdominal wall of the body
The ureter delivers urine to the
Urinary bladder
The fluid that is left over from the modifications is known as
Urine
What are the major organ responsible for salt water reabsorption
Kidneys
What is necessary after renal failure?
Dialysis
Name three landmarks of the kidney
Cortex - outer region of the kidney
Medulla - deeper region of the kidney
Renal Pyramid - numerous triangular wedges of tissue within the medulla
Minor Calyx - apex of each of the renal pyramids
Major Calyx - several minor calyces united
The external structures of the kidney include a concave notch on the medial surface called the
Hilus
Nephron consists of different structures known as
-The hollow capsule surrounding the glomerulus
-The proximal convoluted tubule
-The descending limb of the loop of Henle
The proximal nephron absorbs about 2/3rds of
Filtered solution
What originates in urothelial cells which line the urinary bladder?
Bladder cancer
What is the Hilus
Enveloping capsule of white, fibrous tissue
What is Bowman's capsule
Part of nephron which encircles tuft of capillaries known as glomerulus
Arterial blood enters the kidney through the
Renal artery
What is countercurrent mechanism?
A mechanism in which the exchange of two fluids can take place from one direction to another with their concentrations
Whats the disease call when the glomeruli (tiny blood vessels that act as filters) gets inflamed
Glomerulonephritis
How much does the kidney weighs?
6oz
The medulla is composed of numerous triangular wedges of tissue called
Renal pyramids
The microscopic afferent arterioles deliver blood into a tuft of capillaries called a
glomerulus
Chloride ions follow the sodium ions out of the
Glomerular filtrate