An important enzyme, renin, is also produced in the kidneys; it acts in negative feedback. Located at the rear of the abdominal cavity in the retroperitoneal space, the kidneys receive blood from the paired renal arteries, and drain into the paired renal veins. Each kidney excretes urine into a ureter which empties into the bladder.
2. skank-a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees. dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation-taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music.
The Algonquin word for dust or ashes, ponk is the most likely root of punk, which originally described rotten wood used to start fires. That meaning is also found in the adjective form of punk, poor quality, or disposable. Facing long-term unemployment in 1970s London, kids invented punk rock and extreme styles of dress and hair to go along with it, because, in the words of a well-known punk song of the day, they felt they had no future. Thesaurus.