GU

Question 1

Where are the kidneys located?

Answer 1

abdominal cavity just under the diaphragm

Question 2

What are the 3 layers of each kidney?

Answer 2

renal cortex (outer)
renal medulla (inner)
renal pelvis (innermost)

Question 3

The renal cortex consist of approx. one million ___.

Answer 3

nephrons

Question 4

Each nephron contains a cluster of capillaries called ____.

Answer 4

glomerulus

Question 5

Glomerulus is surrounded by the cup-shaped ___ ___

Answer 5

Bowman’s capsule

Question 6

What does a Bowman’s capsule lead to?

Answer 6

tubule

Question 7

Where does the kidneys receive blood from?

Answer 7

Renal arteries

Question 8

What are the functions of the kidneys?

Answer 8

filter blood
reabsorb needed materials
secretes waster and excess water into the urine

Question 9

Blood flows from the renal arteries into ___ into the ____ where it is filtered.

Answer 9

arterioles; glomerulus

Question 10

Where does the glomerular filter enter?

Answer 10

proximal convoluted tubule

Question 11

What occurs in the proximal convoluted tubule?

Answer 11

water, glucose, ions and other organic molecules are reabsorbed back into the bloodstream

Question 12

What occurs in the distal convoluted tubule?

Answer 12

urea and drugs are removed from the blood

pH of blood is adjusted by secreting H ions

Question 13

Unabsorbed material flow out of the tubules located in the ___ ___ and ___ ___ as urine.

Answer 13

renal medulla; renal pelvis

Question 14

Flow of urine from kidneys

Answer 14

kidneys > utterer > bladder > urethra