N200 Chapter 45 Urinary Elimination

Question 1

Kidneys filter waste products of metabolism that collect in the ___. The blood reaches each kidney by a ___ that branches from the abdominal aorta. ~ 20%-25% of ____ circulates each minute through the kidneys. The ____, the functional unit of the kidney, forms the urine.

Answer 1

blood
renal (kidney) artery
cardiac output
nephron