Kidneys - What Organ am I?: Two organs located on each side of the vertebral column on the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity behind the parietal peritoneum, Urethra - What Organ am I?: A slender tube connected to the bladder that allows urine to leave the body, Bladder - What Organ am I?: A muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds urine. As it fills, the thick muscular wall expands and it increases in size., Ureters - What Organ am I?: Receives urine from the kidneys and carries it to the posterior portion of the bladder, Painful urination - What Disease am I?: Dysuria, Kidney stones - What Disease am I? Nephrolithiasis, Inflammation of the bladder - What Disease am I? Cystitis, Inflammation of the kidneys - What Disease am I? Polynephritis, Nephrons - All about the Kidneys!: What are the functional/working units of the kidneys?, below the rib cage and one on each side of your spine. - All about the Kidneys!: Where are the kidneys located?, Filtering blood, getting rid of waste, urine formation, reabsorption - All about the Kidneys!: Two Functions of the Kidneys, The sphincters - All about the Kidneys!: The muscles that must relax in order for you to release urine from your urinary bladder and urinate are…., The Bowman’s Capsule - What do I do?: I surround the glomerulus and catch the filtrates that are pushed out of blood., Loop of Henle - What do I do?: Salt and water are reabsorbed here, Collecting duct - What do I do?: This is where water balance takes place. This is the last chance before it exits the body as urine., Efferent Arteriole - What do I do?: Blood leaves the Bowman’s capsule through…, The different types of membranes - Misc.: These include: permeable, impermeable, semi-permeable, and selectively permeable., Urination - Misc.: What liquid process happens in the kidneys to keep your body in balance?, Diffusion - Misc.: What’s occur when a substance moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration., Skin, Lungs, Kidneys - Misc.: The main excretory organs are… (There are 3),

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