Functions
filters blood by removing excess...
What is water and waste?
without urine; less than 50 cc's in 24 hours
What is anuria?
3 minor calyces come together to make...
What is a major calyx?
network of capillaries
What is glomerulus?
3 examples of waste products
What is ammonia, nitrogenous waste, urea
manufactures and excretes...
What is urine?
painful urination
What is dysuria?
The two main sections kidney is divided into
What is the cortex and medulla?
blood leaves by way of...
What is efferent arteriole?
3 examples of solutes
What is h2o, hydrogen, sodium chloride, glucose, potassium?
Hormone that regulates production of RBC during hypoxia
What is erythropoietin?
inability to control elimination
What is incontinence?
stones can form in the
What is ureter?
This is not filtered out of the glomerulus
What is RBC and protein?
This is reabsorbed back into the PCT
What is water, glucose, and sodium?
regulates concentration of salt in the
What is blood?
kidney stone(calcium and minerals)
What is calculus?
The parts of the medulla
What is the pyramid, papilla, calyx, and renal basin?
renin releases this when BP drops
What is angiotensin
The pressure in glomerulus that will push water and dissolved substances out of the blood and into the capsule
scanty amount of urine; less than 500mL in 24 hours
What is oliguria?
4 sections of the renal tubule
What is PCT, LOH, DCT, collecting tubule?
This plays an active role in acid-base balance
What is secretion?