Chapter Summary

After reading through the past sections, you should have a good understanding of how the kidney functions to maintain homeostasis. While the kidney performs the important role of filtering the blood to rid the body of unwanted toxins, it also has a large role in maintaining homeostatic blood pressure and volume. The functional unit of the kidney, the nephron, is the star player when we consider blood filtration and fluid regulation. The rate at which the nephron filters blood and the amount of substances reabsorbed and secreted into the forming urine can be affected by systemic factors as well as the endocrine system. Keep this in mind as you work to understand and integrate all the tools that the body uses to maintain homeostasis.

Chapter Review Quiz

Test your knowledge with this question set that includes 25 different questions to review major concepts throughout this unit. Please note these questions are not to serve as a final review but to ensure that big concepts are understood. All details of this unit are not included in this section and therefore, should not be used as a sole study tool.