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| cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis |
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| another way to spell calyx |
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| _________ and _________ are the plural forms for calyx or calix. |
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| tube for injecting or removing fluids |
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| outer region of an organ--in this case, the kidney. |
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| nitrogenous waste excreted in urine--begins with "c" |
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| a measure of the efficiency of the kidneys in removing creatinine from the blood |
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| chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water |
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| Electrolytes are necessary for the functioning of ________ and __________. |
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| The kidneys maintain the proper balance of __________ and _________ in the blood. |
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| _________ (K+) and ________ (Na+) are electrolytes |
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| hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow |
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| Suffix that means a substance that forms |
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| The abbreviation for erythropoietin |
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| process by which some substances, but not all, pass through a filter |
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| What forces materials through the glomerulus in the kidney? |
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Which is true?
a) The kidneys filter about 180 qts of fluid daily
b) The kidney returns 98-99% of the water and salts to the body
c) Only about 1 1/2 quarts of urine are excreted daily
d) Only 1500 mL of urine are excreted daily
e) the kidneys filter about 1500 mL of fluid daily
f) all but e
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| enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus |
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| another name for glomerular capsule |
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| Glomerular or Bowman capsule |
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| collects the material that is filtered from the blood through the walls of the glomerulus |
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| tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney |
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| plural form of glomerulus |
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| depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave |
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| one of two bean-shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumar egion that filter nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream to form urine |
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| inner region of an organ--in this case the kidney |
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| pertaining to the medulla |
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| combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney |
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| the functioning unit of th kidney, each capable of forming urine by itself |
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There are about 1_______ nephrons in the kidney.
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| substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine |
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| an electrolyte regulated by the kidney so that a proper concentration is maintained within the blood. |
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| abbreviation for potassium |
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| electrolyte that is essential for allowing muscle contraction and conduction of nervous impulses |
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| process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream |
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| blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney |
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| central collecting region in the kidney |
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| microscopic tubes in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration |
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| blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart |
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| hormone secreted by the kidney to raise blood pressure by influencing vasoconstriction |
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| narrowing of the blood vessels |
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| What the abbreviation Na+ stands for |
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| an electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys that is needed for proper transmission of nerve impulses, heart activity, and other metabolic functions |
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| triangular area in the urinary bladder |
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| major nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine--begins with the letter "u" |
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| one of the two tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder |
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| tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
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| nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine--starts with a "u" and is two words |
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| hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine |
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| another name for voiding--starts with a "u" |
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| process of expelling urine |
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| another name for urination--starts with an "m" |
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