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...
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.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Acid Base Balance
Students learn how buffer systems in the body - the respiratory and the renal - affect the blood pH.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Gross Anatomy of the Kidney
Students learn about the external structure of the kidney, including its location, support structures, and covering, as well as the major internal divisions and structures of the kidney.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Microscopic Anatomy of the Kidney
Students learn about the renal structures that conduct the essential work of the kidneys and cannot be seen by the naked eye.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Kidney Cross Section Game
Test your knowledge of the human kidney with this interactive labeling exercise.
Other
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...
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Kids Need to Know About Kidneys
This is a kid friendly look at what the kidneys look like, where they are, and what they do. Shockwave is needed for viewing.
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...
Other
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.