5.11 - Kidneys (Anatomy and Nephrons)

Cards (6)

  • Blood constantly cycles through the Kidneys:
    In through Renal Arteries
    Out through Renal Veins
  • When urine is formed, it passes through the Ureters down to the Bladder
  • What does the Tubule do?
    Carries filtered fluid that becomes urine
  • At the start of filtration in the nephrons, blood is forced through the Glomerulus, where then some substances (water, glucose, amino acids, urea, ions) can be filtered into the Bowman’s Capsule which is the start point of the tubule.
  • Which structure carries urine from the bladder out of the body?
    Urethra
  • How much urea is selectively reabsorbed?

    None