Nerves & Homeostasis

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What is the job of the Renal Vein ?
Takes cleaned blood away from the kidneys
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What is the job of the kidneys?
Removes urea and other chemicals from the blood
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What is the job of the urethra ?
Urethra carries urine out of the body
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What is the job of the Renal artey?
Brings waste to the kidneys in the blood
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What is the job of the ureters?
Carry urine down to the bladder
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What is the job of the bladder?
stores urine till ready to pass
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What is the job of the ring of muscle?
Keeps the bladder closed untill you go to the toilet
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What is the darker outer area of the kidney called?
Cortex
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what is the lighter inner area of the kidney called?
Medulla
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Inside the kidney there are thousands of tiny tubes called ......?
Nephrons
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What is the job of the nephrons ?
used to filter the blood and remove waste chemicals
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where is the filtering performed ?
outer area
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What happens to the glucose, some salts and water ?
Reabsorbed back into the blood from the nephron by active transport
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What is needed inorder to have reabsorbtion ?
Energy from respiration
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