Chapter 7 - Vocabulary

small artery

enclosing structure surrounding each glomerolus

cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis

tube for injecting or removing fluids

outer region

waste product of muscle metabolism

a chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water

a hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow

passive process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter or other material

tiny ball of capillaries in cortex of kidney

depression or hollow in that part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

one of two bean-shaped organs behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region

opening or canal

inner region

urination; the act of voiding

combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney

substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine

an electrolyteimportant to body processes

in this process, the renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream

blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney

central collecting region in the kidney

microscopic tube in the kidney in which urine is formed after filtration

blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart

an enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored, and secreted by the kidney

an electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys

triangular area in the urinary bladder in which the ureters enter and the urethra exits

major nitrogenous waste product excreted in urine

tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder

tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder

a nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine

hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine

process of expelling urine; also called micturition

emptying of urine from the urinary bladder; urination or micturition