Kidney From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Kidney (disambiguation). Kidney | | Human kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed | Latin | Ren (Greek: nephros) | Artery | renal artery | Vein | renal vein | Nerve | renal plexus | The kidneys are organs that serve several essential regulatory roles in most animals‚ including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such
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Sally Ride: The Pioneer Throughout history‚ it is evident that women have been oppressed in one way or another. Whether it be from unequal salaries or having less opportunities as men. Women all around the world have strived to get the same rights as men have and this is seen in different fields. Sally Ride‚ the youngest and the first American women to go to space is an inspiration to women all around the world for opening doors for women. Sally Ride’s encounters in the field‚ her space exploration
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Primary functions of the kidney: — Maintaining homeostasis through the regulation of fluid and electrolytes and removing wastes through the formation of urine. ž Other important functions: — Regulation of acid-base balance — Control of blood pressure — Renal clearance — Regulation of RBC production — Synthesizing vitamin D to the active form — Secreting prostaglandins — Regulating calcium and phosphorus balance. Nephron ž Each kidney has about 1 million
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Kidneys * Kidneys maintain the purity and constancy of our in internal fluids. Every day‚ the kidneys filter gallons of fluid from the bloodstream. They then process this filtrate‚ allowing wastes and excess ions to leave the body in urine while returning needed substances to the blood in just the right proportions. Kidneys also regulate the blood’s volume and chemical makeup so that the proper balance between water and salts and between acids and bases is maintained. * The Kidneys alone
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Sally Ride was an American Astrophysicist and an astronaut. In 1978‚ Sally Ride joined NASA. One of the most prestigious jobs you can acquire in this world. She was a very intelligent woman‚ who worked very hard for the life she earned. Ride had considered a career in professional tennis; she was an amazing athlete. Especially when it came to tennis‚ which was her favorite sport. She decided that a career of being an astronaut would take her much farther in life than a short-lived career as a tennis
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Sally Mann is an American photographer‚ best known for her large black-and-white photographs—at first of her young children‚ then later of landscapes suggesting decay and death. Early life and education Born in Lexington‚ Virginia‚ Mann was the third of three children and the only daughter. Her father‚ Robert S. Munger‚ was a general practitioner‚ and her mother‚ Elizabeth Evans Munger‚ ran the bookstore at Washington and Lee University in Lexington. Mann graduated from The Putney School in 1969
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donors are recruited (or learn through word-of-mouth and volunteer) and flown to another nation‚ where the organ is removed in a makeshift operating room. KIDNEY THEFT While at first believed to be a true but surreal horror story (often involving the victim waking up in a bathtub full of bloody ice cubes)‚ and then dismissed as an urban legend‚ kidney theft has been known to happen. A day laborer‚ Mohammad Salim Khan‚ who lived close to Delhi‚ India‚ was looking for a day’s wages when he agreed to go
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keeping the blood glucose at set point. Picture 1 ( http://www.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/physiol/c45x10glu-homeostasis.jpg) In the homeostatic system many organs have specific roles. The kidney as several roles as a homeostatic organ‚ one of the roles is the regulation of blood PH ‘the kidney excrete a variable amount of hydrogen ions into the urine and conserve bicarbonate ions’ (Principles of human anatomy) as these two activities help regulate the blood PH level. The urogenital system
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Diet For Renal Patient Fluid & Fluid Control Kidneys help control the amount of fluid that leaves your body. If your kidney disease progresses‚ your kidneys may be unable to regulate the removal of fluid from your body and as a result your doctor may ask you to limit your fluid intake. Too much fluid may cause swelling‚ shortness of breath‚ or high blood pressure. What exactly is a fluid? Fluids are any food that is liquid or anything that melts into a liquid. Examples of fluids include the
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The liver converts excess protein into urea. The kidneys remove unwanted substances such as urea‚ excess water and salt. © Boardworks Ltd 2009 What is urea? Excess amino acids in the body are broken down by the liver‚ producing a waste substance called urea. This process is important because it converts toxic ammonia to urea‚ which is done using carbon dioxide. Once formed‚ urea is transported by the circulatory system to the kidneys. The kidneys filter the blood‚ removing urea and excess water
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