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WorksheetsKidneys
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which TWO of these hold the kidneys in place?
Perirenal fat
Bones
Abdominal muscles
Renal fascia
The right kidney is slightly lower to make space for the (a) .
The outermost covering of the kidney is called the:
Cortex
Renal membrane
Renal capsule
Medulla
Draw the renal pyramids
What is the site of urine production?
Renal capsule
Renal fascia
Renal artery
Renal pyramids
Blood enters the kidneys through the ______.
Renal artery
Hilum
Cortex
Renal vein
The cortex is _____ of the medulla.
Left
Inside
Outside
Right
Circle the renal pelvis
Which does the urine enter first:
Minor calyx
Major calyx
Blood leaves the kidney through the:
Renal artery
Renal medulla
Renal fascia
Renal vein
The _____ is the functional unit of the kidney.
Nephron
Cortex
Medulla
Capsule
Each kidney contains about ______ nephrons.
1000
1,000,000
10
100
What is the first step of urine formation?
Tubular reabsorption
Capsulation
Tubular secretion
Glomerular filtration
During tubular reabsorption, water moves:
Back into the blood
Into the urine
Into the kidneys
Into the ureter
In glomerular filtration:
toxins get filtered out
blood exits the kidney
fluid & solutes enter the nephron
urine is finalized
In tubular secretion:
blood is diluted
salts are absorbed
water is removed
toxins are actively secreted
