Kidneys
Where do I go?
Homeostasis
Parts of Nephron
Functions
100
How many kidneys do we have?
Two.
100
I go from the urinary bladder to the outside world.
What is the Urethra?
100
What does homeostasis mean?
Balance.
100
Blood is under high pressure here and toxins are pushed out of the blood to become filtrates.
What are the glomerulus and bowman's capsule?
100

This connective tissue is what the kidneys filter.

What is blood?

200
What are the functional (working) units of the kidneys?
The nephrons.
200
We carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
What are the ureters?
200

What does homeostasis mean in anatomy class?

The balance between body systems that keep us healthy.

200
This is where salt and water are reabsorbed.
What is the loop of Henle?
200

When a substance moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

What is diffusion?

300

What are the three processes our nephrons undergo?

filtration, re-absorption, secretion.

300
I can hold up to 16 ounces of urine before it passes through to the urethra.
What is the urinary bladder?
300

What three molecules do kidneys regulate?

The kidneys regulate water balance,electrolytes and the PH of blood.

300
This is where PH balance happens and hydrogen ions are secreted or reaborbed.
What is the distal convoluted tubule?
300

What are 4 parts of the urinary system in order?

Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

400
What shape is the kidney?
The shape of a kidney bean.
400
I connect the proximal convoluted tubule and the distal convoluted tubule in mammals and birds. Fish don't have one of me.
What is the loop of Henle?
400

This is the cavity that the urinary system is located in.

What is the Abdomen?

400
This is where water balance takes place-the last chance before it exits the body as urine.
What is the collecting duct?
400
We are the three main parts of the kidney.
What are the medulla, the cortex, and the renal pelvis?
500
Can you live without your kidneys?
No.
500
I encapsulate (surround) the glomerulus and catch the filtrates that are pushed out of blood.
What is the Bowman's capsule?
500

The Kidney undergoes two processes. This one is passive.

What is Filtration?

500
This is where glucose (sugar) and water are reabsorbed and become filtrate.
What is the proximal convoluted tubule?
500
These muscles must relax in order for you to release urine from your urinary bladder and urinate.
What are the sphincters?
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