This organ produces the hormone erythropoietin ("err-ith-mo-POY-tun"), as well as an enzyme that stimulates the release of calcium from bones.
Fanconi syndrome in this organ may be drug-induced, and this organ may form a Wilms tumor. This organ produces the hormone erythropoietin ("err-ith-mo-POY-tun"), as well as an enzyme that stimulates the release of calcium from bones. The functional unit of this organ, in which solutes are forced by the(*) glomerulus into Bowman's capsule, is called a nephron. In this organ, the ascending and descending portions of the Loop of Henle concentrate salt in the interstitium.  For 10 points, name this organ that filters blood and produces urine.
Fanconi syndrome in this organ may be drug-induced, and this organ may form a Wilms tumor.
Kidney