Kidneys

Question 0

Ammonia

Answer 0

Toxic waste product of a metabolic reaction

Question 1

Active trainsport

Answer 1

Transport of molecules across a membrane against a concentration gradient
Requires energy

Question 2

Aorta

Answer 2

Main artery supplying oxygenated blood to the body

Question 3

Bladder

Answer 3

Muscular bag that stores urine

Question 4

Bowman capsule

Answer 4

Place in kidneys where ultrafiltration takes place

Question 5

Cortex

Answer 5

Darker outer layer of the kidney

Question 6

Dialysis

Answer 6

Artificial removal of waste products from the blood when the kidneys fail

Question 7

Glomerulus

Answer 7

Network of capillaries inside the bowman capsule

Question 8

Homeostasis

Answer 8

Maintenance of a stable internal body condition despite changes in the environment

Question 9

Immune suppressive drug

Answer 9

Medication taken to lower immune responses

Question 10

Kidney

Answer 10

Organ producing urine

Question 11

Kidney failure

Answer 11

Inability of the kidneys to excrete waste and function property

Question 12

Kidney transplant

Answer 12

Operation in which a kidney is moved from a donor to a recipient

Question 13

Liver

Answer 13

Organ which converts ammonia into urea

Question 14

Medulla

Answer 14

Lighter middle layer of the kidney

Question 15

Nephron

Answer 15

Filtration unit within the kidney

Question 16

Organ rejection

Answer 16

When the immune system attacks eg a donor kidney

Question 17

Osmoregulation

Answer 17

The control of the water and ion balance of the blood

Question 18

Osmosis

Answer 18

Movement of water from high to low concentration through semi-permeable membrane

Question 19

Pelvis

Answer 19

Central cavity of the kidney which collects urine

Question 20

Proximal convoluted tubule

Answer 20

Place in kidneys where selective transit piton takes place

Question 21

Renal artery

Answer 21

Brings urea in the blood to the kidneys

Question 22

Renal vein

Answer 22

Takes the cleaned blood away from the kidneys

Question 23

Selective reabsorption

Answer 23

I process by which useful molecules are transferred back into the blood

Question 24

Sphincter muscle

Answer 24

Organ that keeps the bladder closed

Question 25

Tissue type

Answer 25

Describes the antigens present on the surface of eg. The donor organ

Question 26

Ultrafiltration

Answer 26

Describes the removal of the small molecules from the blood in the Bowman's capsule

Question 27

Urea

Answer 27

Waste product excreted in urine

Question 28

Ureter

Answer 28

Carries urine to the bladder

Question 29

Urethra

Answer 29

Carries urine out of the body

Question 30

Urine

Answer 30

Excretion of the product of the kidneys

Question 31

Vena cava

Answer 31

Main vein returning blood to the heart