noun \ËrÅz\. 1a : any of a genus (Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers having five petals in the wild state but being often double or partly double under cultivationb : the flower of a rose.
Filtering the blood is the primary function of the kidney. Every day the kidneys process about 200 quarts (190 liters) of blood and filters out about 2 quarts of waste products and extra water.To effectively handle this volume of blood, the kidneys are equipped with lots of blood vessels.iltering the blood is the primary function of the kidney. Every day the kidneys process about 200 quarts (190 liters) of blood and filters out about 2 quarts of waste products and extra water.
regulate blood pressure; make red blood cells; bones stay strong; How do the kidneys work? The kidney is not one large filter. Each kidney is made up of about a million filtering units called nephrons. Each nephron filters a small amount of blood. The nephron includes a filter, called the glomerulus, and a tubule. The nephrons work through a two-step process.