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RBC Answer: Red blood cells; carry oxygen in blood.
Albumin Answer: Protein; maintains blood osmotic pressure.
Glucose Answer: Sugar; primary energy source for cells.
Urea Answer: Nitrogenous waste product from protein metabolism.
Juxtaglomerular Apparatus Answer: Regulates blood pressure and filtration rate.
Afferent Arteriole Answer: Brings blood to the glomerulus.
Efferent Arteriole Answer: Carries blood away from the glomerulus.
Bowman's Capsule Answer: Encloses glomerulus; initiates filtration.
Fenestrated Endothelium Answer: Allows selective filtration in glomerulus.
Detrusor Muscle Answer: Muscle of the urinary bladder; facilitates urination.
Urethra Answer: Tube that carries urine out of the body.
Internal Urethral Sphincter Answer: Involuntary muscle controlling urine flow.
External Urethral Sphincter Answer: Voluntary muscle controlling urine flow.
Trigone Answer: Triangular area in bladder; detects fullness.
Nephron Answer: Functional unit of the kidney; filters blood.
Proximal Convoluted Tubule Answer: Reabsorbs nutrients and water from filtrate.
Distal Convoluted Tubule Answer: Further adjusts filtrate composition; reabsorbs ions.
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