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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.
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What is 25%
This is the amount of blood pumped by the heart directly to the kidneys.
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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.
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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.
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What is Johnny Depp afraid of?
Clowns.
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What is the renal corpuscle?
This is where filtration of H2O, various ions, and small molecules from the bloodstream occur.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
These are the gas giants of our solar system.
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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.
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Can you lick your elbow?
No.
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