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ureter - Ans -transport urine from kidneys to urinary bladder
ureter - Ans -what is the arrow pointing to
urethra - Ans -transport urine from urinary bladder to exterior
urethra - Ans -what is D?
urine - Ans -end product of kidney function
nephron - Ans -functional unit of the kidney; glomerulus and associated tubules
nephron - Ans -glomerulus and associated tubule
bladder - Ans -temporary storage for urine
glomerulus - Ans -ball of capillaries in the nephron
bowman's capusle - Ans -cup-shaped structure that surrounds the ball of capillaries
collecting duct - Ans -end product of nephron filtration (urine) is funneled here
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, renal cortex - Ans -outer region of kidney; where the blood is actually filtered
renal medulla - Ans -middle region of the kidney; contains the medullary pyramids
renal pelvis - Ans -inner region of the kidney; space/funnel within kidney that collects
urine
medullary pyramids - Ans -triangular shaped tissue inside kidney; composed of
collecting tubules for the urine that is formed in the kidney
renal columns - Ans -extensions of cortex in between pyramids
calyces - Ans -cup shaped structure at the bottom of each pyramid that drains urine
away
reabsorption - Ans -process by which the nephron removes water and solutes from
the tubular fluid (pre-urine) and returns them to the circulating blood
secretion - Ans -materials left in the renal tubule move toward the ureter and are
eliminated from the body
dialysis - Ans -when kidneys don't function well this procedure can be done to help
homeostasis of the body done by kidney - Ans -regulates blood volume, blood
pressure, ion concentration, blood pH, conserves nutrients, assists liver in detoxification
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bladder - Ans -what is the arrow pointing to