Name:________________________
Date:_______________
Kidneys
1. Where are your kidneys located in your body?
2. What is the role of the kidney?
3. List 3 things that the kidney removes from the blood:
1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. There are three tubes that connect the kidney to other parts of the body. State the name of
these three tubes, and briefly outline what they bring to or take from the kidney.
5. Explain why our body removes water and salts from our blood.
6. What controls the amount of water and salts excreted? ____________________________
7. Briefly outline the role of the following parts of the kidney in the table below:
Part of the
Function
kidney
Cortex
Medulla
Pelvis