Kidney Flashcards
What connects the kidney to the aorta
Renal artery
What pipe leads from the kidney to the urethra
Ureter
Name the 3 parts inside the kidney
Medulla
Cortex
Renal pevis
The renal artery branches off to supple the what? With blood
Kidney nephrons
What is the blood then returned to the body in
Renal vein
What is the function of the bladder
Stores the urine
Drained via the ureter
What is the kidneys fiberous inner region called
Calyx
The function of the calyx
Collects urine from the nephrons and passed it to the ureter
The function of the nephrons
Helps to remove poisonous waste from the blood
Controls water, pH and blood sugar levels
The 2 functions of the kidney
Removal of urea
Regulation of water levels
What is ultrafiltration
The removal of waste products from the plasma in the blood
Leaving only blood proteins behind
What are proteins turned into when digested
Amino acids
What are amino acids stripped of
Nitrogen
Which forms toxic ammonia
Which two nephrons act as filters to remove toxic waste
Glomerulus
Bowmans capsual
