August 14th, 2017 The Odyssey By: Homer

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Excretory System: Kidney Failure

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Level#1

Kidney failure means that one or both kidneys have shut down. People are able to live normally with only one kidney. But, if both kidneys do not work, a person will die if they do not get medical treatment.

1. What is it called when one or both kidneys have shut down?





2. Are people able to live normally if they only have one kidney?






3. What happens to a person if both of their kidneys do not work?











Level#2


Kidney failure means that one or both kidneys have shut down. People are able to live normally with only one kidney. But, if both kidneys do not work, a person will die if they do not get medical treatment. A dialysis machine can be used to treat a person with failed kidneys. The patient's blood is drawn through a tube into a dialysis machine. Waste products and extra fluid in the blood are filtered by the machine. Then, clean blood flows back into the body.

1. Explain what kidney failure is, and what happens to a person in kidney failure that does not get medical treatment.








2. What is a dialysis machine used for and what does it do?









Level#3


Kidney failure means that one or both kidneys have shut down. People are able to live normally with only one kidney. But, if both kidneys do not work, a person will die if they do not get medical treatment. A dialysis machine can be used to treat a person with failed kidneys. The patient's blood is drawn through a tube into a dialysis machine. Waste products and extra fluid in the blood are filtered by the machine. Then, clean blood flows back into the body. A permanent treatment for kidney failure is a kidney transplant. However, there are never enough "donor" kidneys available.

1. When a person's kidneys shut down what is this called?








2. What would happen to a person if both of their kidneys failed?








3. What does a dialysis machine do for a person with kidney failure?









4. What is the potential problem with getting a kidney transplant?










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