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.
Ska (/ËskÉË/ , Jamaican [skjae]) skjÃ¦ is a music genre that originated In jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and. Reggae ska combined elements Of caribbean mento and calypso With american jazz and rhythm and. Blues it is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the. upbeatt is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the upbeat. Ska developed in Jamaica in the 1960s when Prince Buster, Clement Coxsone. Dodd, and Duke Reid formed sound systems to play American rhythm & blues and then began recording their own songs.