Beans
The filtration unit of a kidney
What is the nephron?
When a person can't hold their urine
What is incontinence?
95% of urine is composed of this
What is water?
Give 3 sources of water intake
What is eating, drinking and metabolism (breakdown of sugar)?
These tubes lead to the bladder
What are the ureters?
UTI stands for this
What is Urinary Tract Infection?
Filtration takes place in this part of the tubule.
What is the Bowman's capsule?
Diuretics cause an increase of this
What is the amount or rate of micturition?
The glands on top of the kidney
What are the adrenal glands?
Low sodium levels in the blood due to overhydration
What is hyponatremia?
Reabsorption takes place primarily in these 2 parts of the tubule
What are the PCT and the loop of Henle?
These glands are located on top of the kidneys
What are the adrenal glands?
Describe 2 main functions of the kidney
What are 1) filtering of wastes from the blood and 2) maintain proper levels of water, ions and pH (homeostasis)
PKD stands for this and causes the kidney to produce lots of these
What is polycystic kidney disease, which produces cysts?
Urea is made of the waste product of the breakdown of this nutrient and removes this element
What is protein and nitrogen?
Urine pH can be measured with this test
What is a urinalysis?