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Kidney

Bean-shaped

Kidney

Any type of organ needs blood vessels for blood supply.

Kidney

Bones are organ

Retroperitoneal

behind the abdomen

Renal Capsule

surrounds each kidney. Outer lining of the kidney

Renal Sinus

Opening from the hilium which contains blood vessels

renal artery and vein

Provide the kidney’s blood supply

Nephron

functional unit of kidney

Bowman's Capsule

Double-walled chamber

Glomerulus

tuft of capillaries that resemble ball of yarn.

podocytes

specialized cell found in kidney

Arcuate Arteries

arch between the cortex and medulla

Afferent artirole

Supplies blood to the glomerulus for filtration

Efferent Arteriole

Transports the filtered blood away from the glomerous

Vasa Recta

specialized peritubular capillaries that surrounds the loop of Henle and collecting ducts.

filtration

Occurs when blood pressure non selectively forces water and other small molecules out of glomerular capillaries and into the Bowman's capsule, forming a fluid called filtrate.

Tubular Reabsorption

as the filtrate flows to the Bowman's capsule through Proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct, many of the solutes filtrate are reabsorbed.

Tubular Secretion

by product that is highly toxic to kidney if it is in high concentration are secreted into the nephron from peritubular capillaries.

Ureters

small tubes that carry urine from the renal pelvis to the posterior inferior portion of the urinary bladder.

Urinary bladder

is a hollow, muscular, container that lies in the pelvic cavity just posterior to the pubic symphysis. It stores urine up to maximum 1000mL of urine.

Urethra

tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.