Structure
what is the outermost layer of the kidney
Renal cortex
____ remove metabolic waste products from the blood.
Kidneys
your bladder can hold up to ______ ML of urine
600 ml
Commonly called kidney stones
Renal calculi
Middle portion of the kidney is called
Renal Medulla
______ is a tube that moves urine from the bladder to the outside world
Urethra
Each kidney contains about how many Nephrons
1 million nephrons.
This hormone stimulates the red bone marrrow to produce red blood cells
Erythropoietin
This microscopic structure within the kidneys filters blood, remove waste products, and form urine.
Nephrons
Blood filtration occurs specifically in this structure
renal corpuscle.
Women are more likely to contract _____ due to the short length of their urethra
Cystis
This hormone produced by helps regulate blood pressure
Renin
The mass of capillaries in the Bowman's capsule that forms the renal corpuscle is called the
glomerulus
_______ arterioles take blood to the tightly packed capillaries of the glomeruli.
Afferent
This is the process of urination....
micturition
What are the 10- to 12-inch muscular tubes that carry urine to the bladder called?
ureters