University of Arizona
Kidneys and Metals Problem Set
Great learning exercises to check your understanding of the kidneys. Complete this problem set and if you miss an answer you are taken to a tutorial that is very useful. This is a good site to use for research as well as checking for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Kidneys
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Why are your kidneys so important? Find out in this online tutorial. You will learn to describe the roles of the kidneys in homeostasis.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students will explain how the urinary system filters blood and excretes wastes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Measuring Kidney Function
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is used to determine how well the kidneys are functioning. The glomerulus in the kidney is a high-pressure system that is optimal for fluid filtration. Read the information about measuring kidney...
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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.
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.
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Ck 12: Life Science: Excretory System Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The urinary system controls the amount of water in the body and removes wastes. Any problem with the urinary system can also affect many other body systems. Learn...
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: The Kidneys
An online biology textbook on the structure and function of the kidneys. Full of labeled, color diagrams for better understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sometimes, the urinary system is called the excretory system. But the urinary system is only one part of the excretory system. Recall that the excretory system is...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how the urinary system filters blood and excretes wastes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Renal System Questions
This is a ten-question quiz concerning the Renal system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the components of the urinary system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how the urinary system filters blood and excretes wastes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Urinary System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how the urinary system filters blood and excretes wastes.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Kidneys and Urinary System Topics
This site provides articles about kidneys and kidney diseases, along with other topics about the kidneys and the urinary system from the National Library of Medicine. You can find everything you may need here, from statistics to...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Kidney Cross Section Game
Test your knowledge of the human kidney with this interactive labeling exercise.
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.
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Cartage.org: The Excretory System
This comprehensive resource examines the human excretory system, kidney function, nitrogen wastes, water and salt balance, and more.
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Agham Scientific Magazine: Kidneys and Survival
This resource from the Agham Scientific Magazine provides an indepth description of the kidneys their function as well as other uses of the kidneys. Links to an article entitled, "The Body's Own Sanitation Facility" with additional...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Excretory System Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Kidney stones. Imagine having that travel through your excretory system. Kidney stones can be more than a few millimeters in diameter. Painful? Sometimes extremely...
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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.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Temperature, Osmotic Regulation and the Urinary System Postest
Answer these seven multiple choice questions about osmotic regulation in the Urinary system.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Temperature, Osmotic Regulation and the Urinary System Pretest
Answer these seven questions about osmotic regulation in the Urinary system. After hitting submit, review the concepts tested.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Urinary System Game
Test your knowledge of the human urinary system with this interactive labeling exercise.