Kidney dont revise like others idk if its in checklist thats why

Question 1

Bladder

Answer 1

The organ that stores urine produced by the kidney

Question 2

Bowmans capsule

Answer 2

Hollow cup of cells which covers the glomerulus, where the blood is filtered

Question 3

Collecting duct

Answer 3

Reabsorbs water back into the body for water retention

Question 4

Cortex

Answer 4

Outer layer of the kidney between the renal medulla and renal capsule.

Question 5

Glomerular Filtrate

Answer 5

Fluid that enters the capsule space e.g. Urea, Salt, Glucose

Question 6

First Tubule
(PCT)

Answer 6

Reabsorbs glucose (respiration)

Question 7

Glomerulus

Answer 7

Main filtering unit of the kidney

Question 8

Loop of Henle

Answer 8

Reabsorbs water and sodium chloride from the urine

Question 9

Medulla

Answer 9

Inner section of the kidney

Question 10

Nephron

Answer 10

Tube that filters waste products from blood to form urine

Question 11

Pelvis

Answer 11

Tube linking the kidney to the ureter

Question 12

Reabsorption

Answer 12

Reabsorption of molecules needed and those that are not are left to pass out in the urine

Question 13

Renal Artery

Answer 13

Carries blood to kidney

Question 14

Renal Vein

Answer 14

Carries deoxygenated blood away from the kidney to the heart

Question 15

Solute

Answer 15

Solid dissolved in liquid

Question 16

Solvent

Answer 16

The liquid the solute was dissolved in

Question 17

Urea

Answer 17

Waste product produced by the breakdown of excess amino acids in the liver

Question 18

Ureter

Answer 18

Tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder

Question 19

Urethra

Answer 19

Tube that carries urine out of the body

Question 20

Urine

Answer 20

Waste product made out of water, ions and urea. Produced in kidneys and stored in the bladder.