Kidneys
Where do I go?
Homeostasis
What do I do?
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?
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 Science class?
The balance between body systems that keep us healthy.
200

The substance that gives urine its yellow color

What is urochrome?

300
Can you live without your kidneys?
No.
300
I encapsulate (surround) the glomerulus and catch the filtrates that are pushed out of blood.
What is the Bowman's capsule?
300
The first is a passive process and the second is an active process.
What are filtration/diffusion and reabsorption?
300

This is where glucose (sugar) and water are reabsorbed and become filtrate.

What is the proximal tubule?

400
What are the four functions of the kidneys?
getting rid of wastes, filtering blood, reabsorption, and formation of urine
400
I can hold up to 16 ounces of urine before it passes through to the urethra.
What is the urinary bladder?
400

What are the three functions of the kidneys?

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

400
We are the three main parts of the kidney.
What are the medulla, the cortex, and the renal pelvis?
500
What shape is the kidney?
The shape of a kidney bean.
500

These muscles must relax in order for you to release urine from your urinary bladder and urinate.

What are the sphincters?

500
What liquid process happens in the nephrons to keep your body in balance?
Blood becomes Filtrate becomes Urine.
500
This is where water balance takes place-the last chance before it exits the body as urine.
What is the collecting duct?
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