Sound #2: The Squeal of a Banshee, But Under the Hood. 1  What you hear: A loud squealing noise coming from under the hood. 2  Whatâs happening: This is a classic sign of a loose or worn serpentine belt. 3  Cause for concern? Yes, because the serpentine belt powers all of your carâs major systems.
In Depth: Vessels. The kidneys are important to the bodyâs production of urine, but they also play a role in regulating important components of the blood. Blood comes to the kidneys from the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava, the large arteries and veins that are part of the ascending aorta. Oxygenated blood is brought to the kidneys from a small branch called the renal artery.
In this small area the kidney contains over a million microscopic filtering units, the nephrons. Blood arrives at the kidney by way of the renal artery, and is distributed through arterioles into many millions of capillaries which lead into the nephrons.