hormone system that regulates blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance, and systemic vascular resistance.

the outer layer of the kidney.

the inner part of the kidney

• Filtration of blood • remove waste and extra water from the blood (as urine) and help keep chemicals (such as sodium, potassium, and calcium) balanced in the body.

basic structural and functional unit of the kidney

Nephron's 2 Parts:

filtration unit of kidney

• reabsorb or excrete • returns needed substances to your blood and removes wastes

Renal Tubules/System affect hormones

• bring blood into your kidney's glomerulus (blood vessels that filter your blood). • filtered blood coming out

take blood out of your glomerulus.

• convex lateral surface, both covered by a thin ___________. • The cortex and hilum are covered with _________. • Withstand pressure

top of each kidney

small mass of capillaries called the glomerulus housed within a bulbous glomerular capsule.

Macromolecules

• near the glomerulus

U shaped tube

Far from glomerulus

collects urine from the nephrons

Reabsorb: Passive

Reabsorb: Active

change in the blood vessel, rhythm

regulation of blood pressure inside the human body

contain the hormone renin which is released when the blood pressure in the body drops, it is said to increase the blood pressure.

low levels of oxygen in your body tissues.

produced and released into the blood by the kidneys in response to low blood oxygen levels

Ureter epithelium

Pelvis, Urinary Bladder, Urethra

Renal Corpuscle composed of

Renal Cortex composed of

PCT is lined by with bush border

Distal Convoluted Tubule is lined by ________ w/o bush border

Loop of Henle lining epithelium