the cup-shaped top part of a nephron (surrounds the glomerulus)
What is Bowman's capsule
100
a pair of bean-shaped organs that filter water and waste materials from the blood
What are kidneys
100
inflammation of the urinary bladder
What is cystitis
100
cause of cloudy or milky urine
What is UTI
100
one function of the ureter
What is carrying urine from the kidneys to the bladder
200
a network of blood capillaries where blood is sorted
What is the glomerulus
200
The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What are ureters
200
medical name for a kidney stone
What is renal calculus
200
cause of dark brown but clear urine
What is liver disorder
200
one function of the bladder
What is receives urine from ureters and stores until elimination
300
first segment of a renal tubule.
(HINT: lies NEAREST to the tubule's origin from Bowman's capsule and has several bends)
What is proximal convoluted tubule
300
fluid waste removed from the body by the kidneys.
What is urine
300
medical term for failure of the kidney to excrete wastes and maintain its filtration function
What is renal failure
300
cause of red, pink, or light brown urine
What is hematuria, medicine, and certain foods such as beets or blackberries
300
one function of the urethra
What is carry urine from the bladder to outside
400
the part of the tubule DISTAL to the ascending limb of the loop of Henle.
What is distal convoluted tubule
400
a tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
What is a urethra?
400
Inflammation of the urethra
What is urethritis
400
cause of dark yellow or orange urine
What is B complex vitamins, carotene, medication, recent laxative use
400
one function of the kidney
What is to remove waste from the blood or filter the blood
500
a straight part of the renal tubule. (distal tubules of several nephrons join to form a single tubule or duct)
What is collecting tubule
500
the external opening of the urethra.
What is a urinary meatus
500
acute inflammation of the kidney, typically caused by an immune response.
What is glomerulonephritis
500
cause of green or blue urine
What is UTI, medications such as methylene blue, artificial colors in food or drugs
500
one function of the urinary system
What is filters waste/ filters excess fluid/ stores and removes liquid waste/ produce erythropoietin/ maintains acid-base balance/ maintains homeostasis