kidney
What is the kidney?
Filters blood to remove waste and produce urine.
What is filtration?
Process of filtering blood in kidneys.
What are ureters?
Tubes that carry urine from kidneys to bladder.
What is urinary tract infection (UTI)?
Bacterial infection of the urinary tract.
What is water?
Normal urine is mostly this.
What is a nephron?
Tiny functional unit of the kidney that filters blood.
What is water?
Substance mostly returned to blood during reabsorption.
What is the urinary bladder?
Muscular organ that stores urine.
What is glucose?
Substance in urine that shows uncontrolled diabetes.
What is 1–2 liters?
Average adult produces this amount of urine per day (liters).
What is urea?
This waste product, formed from protein breakdown, is removed from the blood by the kidneys.
What is secretion?
Process where urine leaves nephron and enters collecting ducts.
What is smooth muscle?
Muscle type in bladder wall that pushes urine out.
What is dialysis?
Treatment when kidneys fail to function.
What is urochrome?
worn out rbcs that gives urine its yellow color.
What is fluid and electrolyte balance?
Kidneys maintain this balance by controlling sodium and water.
What is excretion?
Final stage after filtration and reabsorption.
What is the ureteral valve (or ureterovesical valve)?
Flap that prevents urine from flowing back into ureters.
What is calcium (or calcium oxalate)?
Kidney stones are usually made of this.
What is the urethra (in males)?
Male organ that shares part of urinary pathway but doesn’t produce urine.
What is kidney failure (or renal failure)?
Condition when kidneys fail and toxins build up in blood.
What is hydrostatic pressure?
Pressure that forces fluid from glomerulus into Bowman's capsule.
What is the micturition reflex?
Nerve reflex that triggers the urge to urinate.
What is dysuria?
Painful urination is called this.
What is blood pressure?
Urinary system helps regulate this vital function along with filtering waste.