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What is a nephron?
The functional unit of the kidney
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What is erythropoietin?
This hormone is secreted by the nephrons and stimulates red blood cell production in red bone marrow.
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What are the ureters?
The two ducts transport urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder.
100
What is 25%
This is the amount of blood pumped by the heart directly to the kidneys.
100
What is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone?
The first Harry Potter book.
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What is the structure of a nephron?
A closed-end tubule beginning with a bowl for the glomerulus and ending in a collecting duct.
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What are the renal tubules?
These structures allow reabsorption of the glomerular filtrate.
200
What is peristalsis?
This action transports urine through the ureters.
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What is the renal artery?
This vessel is responsible for supplying blood to the kidney.
200
What is Johnny Depp afraid of?
Clowns.
300
What is the renal corpuscle?
This is where filtration of H2O, various ions, and small molecules from the bloodstream occur.
300
What is 95%
Urine is comprised of this amount of H2O.
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What is the bladder?
This is a hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity.
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What are the interlobular arteries?
This blood vessel system supplies blood to the renal lobes.
300
What is a blessing?
A group of unicorns is called this.
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What are the renal corpuscle and the renal tubule?
These two parts compose the nephron.
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What are the Bowman's glomerular capsule and the enclosed glomerulus?
These two structures make up a renal corpuscle.
400
What is micturition?
This is the act expelling urine from the bladder, commonly known as urination.
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Where do blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, nerves, and ducts enter and exit the kidney?
The renal hilum.
400
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
These are the gas giants of our solar system.
500
What is urine?
The result of glomerular filtrate after secretion and reabsorption of various molecules.
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What are the main functions of the nephrons?
Filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
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What is the urethra?
This duct carries urine out of the body through the act of peristalsis.
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How does the NS communicate with the kidneys?
Through the renal plexus.
500
Can you lick your elbow?
No.






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