HBS parts of the kidney

Renal Capsule

A transparent fibrosis tissue that surrounds kidneys

If our kidneys malfunctioned basically all of our other body systems would start to shut down because of the toxins in the blood stream which is purified by the kidneys.

How will other body systems be affected if the kidneys begin to shut down? Explain your answer.

The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney, in which waste products are filtered from the blood and urine is produced.

If you stretched the nephrons in a kidney from end to end, they would be over 40 miles long! Explain how this structure directly relates to the function of the kidney.

Renal Medulla

Inner layer, the renal pyramid's collectively

Renal Pelvis

Leads out of the kidney ti the ureter

renal artery, glomerulus, bowman's capsule, renal tubules, calyx, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra

Order the following kidney structures to show the path of urine formation and its departure from the body: renal pelvis, glomerulus, ureter, renal artery, bladder, renal tubules (Loop of Henle and collecting ducts), calyx, urethra, Bowman's capsule.

Renal Cortex

Outer Layer of the kidney

If we only have 1 kidney, it can adjust to filter as much as 2 kidneys would normally filter.

Suggest reasons why we can live with one kidney, but we are born with two.

left kidney

Which kidney is higher

Glomerulus

a network of capillaries located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney

Loop of Henle

conducts urine within each nephron

Calyx

connective and muscular tissue which collects urine

Bowman's capsule

performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine

Collecting ducts

series of tubules and ducts that connect the nephrons to the ureter

Ureter

the duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder

Medullary Pyramid

the point extending towards the renal pelvis