What delivers blood that needs to be filtered by the kidneys?

What structure returns filtered blood into circulation?

How many openings are there to/from the urinary bladder?

What tube is urine conducted from the kidney to the urinary bladder?

What is the kidney's concave medial notch, where the arteries, veins, and nerves connect called?

What is the difference between the male urethra when compared to the urethra in the female?

What is the cuplike structure that collects urine leaving the renal papilla?

Which structure carries the urine from the bladder out of the body?

Which structure is considered the functional unit of the urinary system?

Obstructions can back up urine to kidneys, can cause swelling of renal pelvis and calyxs

kidney stones, crystals, usually of calcium, that form in renal pelvis (pain is usually from presence in ureter)

nerve disruption, can't void urine, can cause hydronephrosis

low body fat can cause kidneys to drop, kinking Ureters

narrowing or blockage

in urethra, bacterial ex. Gonorrhea, Chlamydia (most common in males)

inflammation of bladder, usually caused by bacteria (from anus) more common in females (shorter urethra)

kidney disease/ inflammation, many causes

Glomerular Disorders, Can cause kidney failure

protein in urine

general swelling