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Ureter

Adrenal Gland

Renal Artery

Renal Vein

Hilus

Common Iliac Artery

Renal Pelvis

Renal Cortex

Medullary Pyramid

Hilus

Renal Papilla

Calyx

Glomerulus

Bowman’s Capsule

Collecting Duct or Collecting Tubule

Afferent Arteriole

Ascending and Descending Loop of Henle (Henle’s Loop)

Peritubular Capillaries

Where is antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secreted from?

The Pituitary Gland

What effect does ADH (antidiuretic hormone) have on the amount of urine produced?

Decreases the amount of urine produced

What hormone that regulates fluid balance is secreted by the adrenal cortex?

Aldosterone

What direct impact does ADH (antidiuretic hormone) have on the collecting tubules of nephrons in the kidney?

Makes collecting tubules permeable to water

What hormone secreted from the wall of the heart has the opposite effect of a hormone secreted from the adrenal cortex?

ANH (atrial natriuretic hormone)

What is one effect of sodium being reabsorbed by the renal tubule?

Water is reabsorbed with it Decrease in urine production

What is Incontinence?

urinate involuntarily

What is the medical term for kidney stones?

Renal calculi

What is the medical term for blood in urine?

Hematuria

What is the medical term for kidney disease?

Nephritis

What is the common cause of a Urinary Tract Infection?

Bacterial Infection

At what stage of kidney failure is the kidney no longer adapting to loss of nephrons?

2nd Stage