American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Lab Tests Online: Kidney and Urinary Tract Function, Disorders, and Diseases
This thorough site explains the role of the kidney in the body and provides links to information on kidney diseases, symptoms, tests, and treatment.
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Cancer Guide: Steve Dunn's Kidney Cancer Page
A kidney cancer survivor outlines how he beat the cancer and provides information about treatment options.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: How Do Kidneys Work?
Explains the parts and function of the kidneys and why they are important.
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Urology Channel: Kidney Cancer
This detailed site provides a description of renal cell carcinoma, the stages, treatment and causes.
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Kidney Function and Care
The author of this article, Ron Kennedy, M.D., describes the kidney and its functions in an easy to understand way.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Blood Pressure Regulation in the Kidney
Practice question, blood pressure regulation in the kidney.
National Institutes of Health
Nat. Institutes of Health: Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis
This site describes hemodialysis and explains its functions and procedures.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Home page of the organization, with numerous links to diabetes research, health issues, statistics, and more. Includes easy to use search tool for related information.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Hemorrhoids
This site discusses what hemorrhoids are, their symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
PBS
Pbs: First Successful Kidney Transplant Performed
Discusses the first successful kidney transplant performed in 1954.
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National Kidney Foundation: Hemodialysis
When is dialysis needed? How does the dialyzer clean the blood? Can dialysis patients continue to work? Can dialysis patients travel? These questions and more are answered in this thorough site.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Vertebrate Kidneys
Everything you've ever wanted to know about vertebrate kidneys. Modules include Freshwater Vertebrates, Amphibians, Lizards and Snakes, Birds, Mammals, Marine Fishes. Resources can be used as classroom notes or supplemental materials.
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The Italian Society of Neonatology: The Kidney Through the Ages
This resource provides information about the excretory system, specifically the kidney.
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Polycystic Kidney Disease: Autosomal Dominant Pkd
A good example of an autosomal dominant disorder occurring in polycystic kidney disease. Also supplies a little background definition to the process.
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Get Body Smart: Urinary System: Anatomy and Physiology
This innovative resource investigates the kidneys. Topics include the external and internal anatomy of the kidneys, histology of the cortex region, and histology of the medulla region.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Just Passing Through
This lesson helps students explore the functions of the kidney and its place in the urinary system. Students learn how engineers design instruments to help people when kidneys are not functioning properly or when environmental conditions...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Drug Filtering
This lesson from Illuminations looks at exponential decay using the example of how kidneys filter blood.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Kidneys
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the roles of the kidneys in homeostasis.
Curated OER
Kidneys
A description of kidney transplants are provided in this encyclopedia article. Risk factors and expectations after surgery are discussed. Diagrams of the kidney are also provided.
National Institutes of Health
Nat. Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Cushing's Syndrome
This site has a lot of information on Cushing's Syndrome and all its symptoms.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Acromegaly
National Institutes of Health created this site which gives information about the condition Acromegaly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Forces on a Kidney Stone
This passage will test your knowledge on Newton's laws and equilibrium inside the human body.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: The Execretory System and Nephrons
This resource provides general information about the human excretory system and kidneys, and a section only about nephrons. It includes several pictures, diagrams and explanations for understanding.
Biology Corner
Biology Corner: Anatomy: Urinary System: Structure of the Nephron
Students read text and color leach labeled part of the nephron in the human kidney to understand the structure and function of the kidney. This is a ready-to-use teacher resource for biology review.
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