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Where are the kidneys located?
Where are the kidneys located?
- Near the liver
- On each side of the spine (correct)
- Above the diaphragm
- Below the liver
Which blood vessels enter the kidneys at the renal pelvis?
Which blood vessels enter the kidneys at the renal pelvis?
- Vein and Ventricle
- Capillary and Artery
- Artery and Aorta
- Artery and Vein (correct)
What is the function of nephrons in the kidneys?
What is the function of nephrons in the kidneys?
- Excreting essential substances
- Producing urine
- Secreting hormones
- Filtering blood and producing urine (correct)
How many times a day do kidneys filter blood?
How many times a day do kidneys filter blood?
Apart from filtering blood, what is another function of kidneys?
Apart from filtering blood, what is another function of kidneys?
The renal structure includes the renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal capillaries.
The renal structure includes the renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal capillaries.
The primary blood vessels entering the kidneys are the vein and capillary.
The primary blood vessels entering the kidneys are the vein and capillary.
Urine is produced in the bladder and flows to the kidneys through the ureters.
Urine is produced in the bladder and flows to the kidneys through the ureters.
Nephrons filter primary urine through the glomerulus and excrete around 3 liters of urine daily.
Nephrons filter primary urine through the glomerulus and excrete around 3 liters of urine daily.
Kidneys act as the body's sewage treatment plant, regulating fluids, salts, and playing a role in insulin production.
Kidneys act as the body's sewage treatment plant, regulating fluids, salts, and playing a role in insulin production.
Study Notes
- Kidneys are bean-shaped organs located below the diaphragm on each side of the spine.
- The primary blood vessels, the artery and vein, enter the kidneys at the renal pelvis.
- Urine produced in the kidneys flows to the bladder through the ureters.
- The kidney structure consists of the renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal pelvis containing over a million nephrons responsible for various kidney functions.
- Nephrons filter primary urine through the glomerulus, retaining large blood components, and reabsorbing essential substances before excreting around 1.5 liters of urine daily.
- Kidneys act as the body's sewage treatment plant, filtering blood around 200 times a day, regulating fluids, salts, acid-base balance, producing hormones like renin and erythropoietin, and playing a role in vitamin D production.
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Learn about the structure and functions of the kidneys, including the renal cortex, renal medulla, nephrons, and their role in filtering blood, producing urine, and regulating various bodily functions.
