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Kidneys
Where do I go?
Miscellaneous
What do I do?
What is/What are?
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 is the layer that contains nephrons?
cortex
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?
100
This is the vessel that brings blood to the kidney.
renal artery
200
What are the functional (working) units of the kidneys?
what are 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
This is the structure that will lead urine and wastes to the minor calyx and then eventually to the renal pelvis.
the collecting duct
200
When a substance moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
diffusion
300
What are at least 2 functions of the kidneys?
getting rid of wastes, filtering blood, reabsorption, and formation of urine
300
I can hold up to 16 ounces of urine before it passes through to the urethra.
What is the urinary bladder?
300
What is the indentation area on a kidney called?
what is the hilum or hilus 
300
This is the layer next to the cortex and contains the pyramids.
what is the medulla
300
this is the basin like area in the kidney that leads to the ureter.
what is the renal pelvis
400
What is the term that means urination or the act of emptying your bladder?
what is micturition 
400
I am the small cup-like area that surrounds the pyramid apex.
what is the minor calyx
400
What is it called if a person is unable to control urination?
what is incontinence 
400
This is the tough outside protective covering of kidneys. 
what is the capsule
400
We are the three main parts of the kidney.
What are the medulla, the cortex, and the renal pelvis?
500
what is the term for the "triangular" shaped regions in the medulla?
what are pyramids
500
I encapsulate (surround) the glomerulus and parts of me will form the tubule.
What is the Bowman's capsule?
500
What are the  3 steps in the process of making urine?
what is filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
500
I separate pyramids in the medulla.
what are columns
500
These muscles must relax in order for you to release urine from your urinary bladder and urinate.
What are the sphincters?