Explore kidney anatomy and functions like blood filtration using flashcards.
What are the two main parts of a kidney?
Cortex and medulla.
In This Section
1. What are the two main parts of a kidney?
2. What is the functional unit of the kidney?
3. What is the outermost layer of the kidney called?
4. Where is urine first collected in the kidney?
5. What structure drains urine from the kidney to the bladder?
6. What artery supplies blood to the kidneys?
7. What vein carries blood away from the kidneys?
8. What is the funnel-shaped structure in the kidney called?
9. What part of the nephron filters blood?
10. What surrounds the glomerulus?
11. Where does most reabsorption occur in the nephron?
12. What is the loop in the nephron that concentrates urine?
13. Which hormone increases water reabsorption in the kidneys?
14. What hormone regulates sodium reabsorption in the kidney?
15. Where is the juxtaglomerular apparatus located?
16. What does the juxtaglomerular apparatus secrete?
17. What is the main nitrogenous waste removed by the kidneys?
18. What is the normal pH range of urine?
19. What structure connects the kidney to the ureter?
20. How many kidneys does a normal human body have?
21. What is the indentation on the kidney's medial side called?
22. What is the purpose of perirenal fat?
23. What percentage of cardiac output do the kidneys receive?
24. What vessels arise from the renal artery and enter the glomerulus?
25. What vessels drain blood from the glomerulus?
26. Where does filtration occur in the nephron?
27. Where is urine finally concentrated?
28. Which part of the nephron is impermeable to water?
29. What triggers the release of erythropoietin from the kidney?
30. What is the major function of the kidneys?