Kidney Knowledge
What is the basic functional unit of the kidney called? It is responsible for filtering blood.
A Nephron
How many kidneys are humans born with and what shape are they?
2 Kidneys and they are bean shaped.
This organ is responsible for producing urine.
The kidneys.
This is the main blood vessel that carries filtered blood out of your kidney and back to your heart. Each kidney has one.
Renal Vein
The main function of the kidney is to filter the blood. What was the other function that was important to know.
The kidney also helps control the pH balance of your blood.
What is the kidneys main function?
Filtering waste.
Where are your kidneys located?
Below your ribcage and behind your belly.
The tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
The ureter.
This is the inner part of your kidney. It contains most of the nephrons with their glomeruli and renal tubules.
Renal medulla.
Each kidney contains more that a million filtering units called what?
A nephron
Give me a reason as to why someone would only have one kidney.
Had a kidney removed due to cancer or injury.
Made a kidney donation to someone else for a kidney transplant.
Were born with only one kidney
Were born with two kidneys but only one kidney works (kidney dysplasia).
Your kidneys sit between an organ and a muscle. What are they?
They sit between your intestines and your diaphragm.
This is the muscular sac that stores urine until it is ready to be excreted.
The bladder.
This is the outer layer of your kidney, where nephrons begin.
Renal cortex
These are groups of tiny blood vessels that perform the first stage of filtering your blood.
Glomeruli.
i’m What is the name of the blood vessels that bring blood to the kidneys for filtration?
Renal Arteries
What connects your kidneys to your bladder?
A ureter.
The final tube through which urine leaves the body.
The urethra.
i’m This is a funnel-shaped structure that collects urine and passes it down two ureters.
Renal Pelvis
These are tiny tubes that reabsorb and return water, nutrients, and minerals your body needs. These tubes remove waste, like excess acid and fluids through a process called diffusion.
Renal Tubules
What is the difference between the renal artery and the renal vein?
Renal artery controls flood flow into your kidney and the renal vein carries filtered blood out of your kidneys and back to your heart.
What gland is located at the top of each kidney?
Adrenal Gland
This consists of three layers of connective tissue or fat that cover your kidneys. It protects your kidneys from injury.
Kidney Capsule (Renal Capsule)
These are pyramid-shaped structures that transfer urine to the ureters.
Renal papilla.
There are two parts in the nephron what are they?
The glomeruli and the renal tubules.