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Kidney Model

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What does a kidney

do?

  • Filter waste products produced metabolic functions from blood

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  • Return usable materials to the bloodstream after filtration
  • Secrete hormones that help regulate bodily functions (not demonstrated in my model!)

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Structures of the kidney (Simplified)

  • Renal Artery

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  • Renal Vein

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  • Medulla:

Contains nephrons

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  • Renal Pelvis

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My Model

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Kidney

Unfiltered Blood

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Works Cited

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“How Your Kidneys Work.” National Kidney Foundation, 2015, www.kidney.org/atoz/content/howkidneyswork.

“Kidney Function and Anatomy (Video).” Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-human-body-systems/hs-the-digestive-and-excretory-systems/v/how-do-our-kidneys-work.

“The Kidneys – a Basic Guide .” United Kingdom National Health Service, Kidney Research UK, www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Kidneyhealth/Documents/kidney%20guide.pdf.

“What Is the Function of Our Kidneys?” NephCure Kidney International, nephcure.org/livingwithkidneydisease/what-is-kidney-disease-2/what-is-the-function-of-our-kidneys/.