exctetory Flashcards
what does the kidney do
filters waist from blood
what does the adrenal gland do
produces hormones like adrenalin
what does the renal artery do
un filtered blood from heart enters kidney
what does the renal vein do
filtered blood and waist removed
the layer of the kidney which reabsorbs valuable materials which have been removed from the blood
medulla
fluid collects in this central area of the kidney before moving to the urinary bladder
pelvis
the major vein which brings blood back to heart
venacava
tiny structures found in the millions in each kidney which do the actual filtering of the blood
nephrons
one of a pair of organs which remove wastes from the blood
kidney
a hormone which produces the “fight or flight” response
adrenalin
a tube which carries fluid from urinary bladder to the outside enviorment
ureatra
a tube that carried fluid from the kidney to the urinary bladder
uretha
the vessel that brings blood to kidney
renalarterg
the kidneys remove wastes from this substance
blood
a structure which stored fluid made by the kidneys before its released
urinary bladder
