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A hormone released from the pituitary gland that causes water reabsorption in the kidneys, thus concentrating urine
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(ADH) Antidiuretic Hormone
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A substance that increases blood pressure, activated in the blood by renin, an enzyme produced by the kidneys
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Angiotensin
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A cuplike cavity in the pelvis of the kidney
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Calyx
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Excretion of urine, usually meaning increased urinary excreation.
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Diuresis
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A substance that increases the excretion of urine, pertaining to urine.
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Diuretic
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A hormone produced by the kindeys that stimulates red blood cell production in the bone
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Erythropoietin (EPO)
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The cup-shaped structure at the beginning of the nephron that surrounds the glomerulus and receives material filtered out of the blood
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Glomerular capsule
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The fluid and dissolved materials that filter out of the blood and enter the nephron through the glomerular capsule.
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Glomerular Filtrate
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The cluster of capillaries within the glomerular capsule.
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Glomerulus
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An organ of exretion, this organ filters the blood and forms urine, which contains metabolic wate products and other substances as needed to regulate the water, electrolye, and pH balance of body fluids.
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Kidney
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The voiding of urine, urination.
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Micturition
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A microscopic functional unit of the kidney, working with blood vessels, it filters the blood and balances the the composition of urine.
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Nephron
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The kidney's outer portion, contains portions of the nephron.
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Renal Cortex
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The kidney's inner portion, contains protions of the nephrons and ducts that transport urine toward the renal pelvis.
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Renal Medulla
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The expanded upper end of the ureter that receives urine from the kidney.
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Renal Pelvis
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