Functions

Question 1

Urea

Answer 1

Major waste product of protein metabolism

Question 2

Creatinine

Answer 2

Waste product of muscle metabolism

Question 3

Genitourinary tract

Answer 3

Urinary+reproductive

Question 4

Kidnneys

Answer 4

Filter the blood to remove waste products and excess water

Question 5

Kidney locations

Answer 5

In the retroperitoneal space

Question 6

Renal cortex

Answer 6

Outer region of the kidney, contains nephrons

Question 7

Medulla

Answer 7

Inner region of the kidney, contains the urine-collecting tubules

Question 8

Nephrons

Answer 8

Urine is produced through filtration, reabsorption, and secretion

Question 9

Glomerulus

Answer 9

Cluster of capillaries in a nephron surrounded by a cup-shaped membrane called the Bowman’s capsule and a renal tubule

Question 10

Blood enters the kidney through the

Answer 10

Renal artery and flows into the nephrons

Question 11

After being filtered by the glomerulus, the filtered blood returns to the bloodstream through the

Answer 11

Renal vein

Question 12

The remaining filtrate flows into the

Answer 12

Renal tubules, where elements are returned to the blood via capillary

Question 13

Remaining waste prodcuts are continously converted into

Answer 13

Urine, which is transported to the renal pelvis