Kidneys
How many kidneys do we have?
Two.
I go from the urinary bladder to the outside world.
What is the Urethra?
Infection of the kidneys.
pyelonephritis
I am a hormone. My main role is to regulate salt and water in the body.
What is aldosterone?
A fluid that is produced by the urinary system; contains dissolved waste material.
What is urine?
What are the functional (working) units of the kidneys?
The nephrons.
We carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
What are the ureters?
Inflammation of the bladder.
Cystitis
I transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What are ureters?
When a substance moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
What is diffusion?
What are the four functions of the kidneys?
getting rid of wastes, filtering blood, reabsorption, and formation of urine
I can hold up to 600 mL of urine before it passes through to the urethra.
What is the urinary bladder?
Inflammation of the urethra.
Urethritis.
I store urine until it is expelled from the body.
What is the urinary bladder?
We are the 4 major structures in the body that are part of the urinary system.
What are the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra?
What shape is the kidney?
The shape of a kidney bean.
I connect the proximal convoluted tubule and the distal convoluted tubule.
What is the loop of Henle?
Most common cancer affecting the urinary system.
Bladder cancer.
This small tube passes urine to the outside of the body.
What is the urethra?
We are the three main parts of the kidney.
What are the medulla, the cortex, and the renal pelvis?
The inner and outer part of the kidney.
What is the medulla and cortex?
I encapsulate (surround) the glomerulus and catch the filtrates that are pushed out of blood.
What is the Bowman's capsule?
Production of an excessive amount of urine.
Polyuria.
I contain microvilli. I increase the surface area for absorption.
What is the proximal convoluted tubule?
The tough fibrous connective tissue that covers the kidneys.
What is renal capsule?