Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Vocabulary

A hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow

Outer region; the renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney

Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis

Passive process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter or other material. In the kidney, blood pressure forces materials through the filter (glomerulus).

Tiny ball of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in cortex of kidney

Inner region; the renal medulla is the inner region of the kidney

Urination; the act of voiding

Combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney.

Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine

In this process, the renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream

Central collection region in the kidney

Microscopic tube in the kidney in which urine is formed after filtration.

An enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored and secreted by the kidney; it raises blood pressure by infuencing vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels)

Process of expelling urine; also called micturition

Emptying of urine from the urinary bladder; urination or micturition