kidney
Medical term Body Structures and Organ Systems
One of two bean-shaped organs beside the spine that filter blood and produce urine.
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Free practice questions that use kidney
- Body Structures and Organ Systems, question 2When the blood calcium level falls, the parathyroid glands release more parathyroid hormone. Which effect helps restore calcium?
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