Structure Of The Kidney

Question 1

What is a ureter

Answer 1

A tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder

Question 2

What is the urethra

Answer 2

A tube that passes urine out of the body

Question 3

What is the calyx

Answer 3

A chamber that collects urine

Question 4

What is the cortex

Answer 4

The outer layer of the kidney

Question 5

Where are the kidneys located

Answer 5

Beneath our digestive system

Question 6

How is each kidney connected to the aorta

Answer 6

By the renal artery

Question 7

What are some functions of the kidney

Answer 7

-remove urea
-regulation of water levels

Question 8

Where are the main functions of the kidney carried out

Answer 8

The kidney nephrons

Question 9

How does the kidney remove urea (summary)

Answer 9

• through tiny filtering units called nephrons
  -each nephrons consists of of a ball formed of small blood capillaries called glomarus and small tube called the renal tubule

Question 10

how does the kidney regulate water levels (summary)

Answer 10

-it adjusts the concentration of the urea to reflect the body’s water needs.
-conserving water if the body is dehydrated or making urine more dilute to expel excess water when necessary