are the chief organ regulating the internal environment of the body
kidneys
The functional unit of kidney
nephron
The functional unit of kidney, the nephron, consist of what?
glomerulus and tubules
The product of the complex activities of the nephron
formation of blood filtrate, the urine
blood filtrate of nephrons
urine
The kidney consists of?
- Cortex
- Medulla
- Calyx
- Pelvis
- Ureter
The kidney is divided into?
- Cortex
- Medulla
- Pelvis
Nephrons are derived from?
Metanephric blastema
Collecting system are derived from?
Metanephric duct
A more functionally relevant way to visualize the kidney
To divide it into nephrons and the collecting system
Nephron is consists of
- Renal corpuscle
- Loop of Hentle
- Proximal tubule
- Distal tubule
The collecting system consists of?
- Collecting ducts
- Calyces
- Pelvis
- Ureters
Renal corpuscle consists of?
- Glomerulus
- Urinary space
- Bowman’s capsule
What cells are present in a normal glomerulus
✓ Endothelial cells
✓ Epithelial cells (podocytes)
✓ Mesangial cells
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