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        | triangular wedges of medullary tissue |  | 
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        | which artery brings blood to the kidney |  | 
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        | this delivers urine from the kidney to the bladder |  | 
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        | collapsible bag behind the pubic symphysis |  | 
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        | this structure is part of both the urinary and reproductive systems |  | 
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        | renal corpuscle proximal convoluted tubule
 loop of henle
 distal convoluted tubule
 collecting duct
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        | the cub shaped part of the nephron |  | 
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        | network of capillaries in the bowman's capsule |  | 
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        | this portion of the nephron has thousands of microvilli |  | 
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        | portion of the nephron that has a descending limb, sharp turn and ascending limb |  | 
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        | portion of the nephron that contains mechanoreceptors called juxtoglomular cells |  | 
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        | many of these form the renal pyramids |  | 
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        | potassium sodium
 chloride
 urea
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        | if the kidney fail, there wont be sufficient amounts of ? |  | 
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        | this occurs in the renal corpuscle because of a gradient |  | 
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        | more than 2/3 of filtrate is reabsorbed in this location |  | 
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        | movement of molecules into the blood |  | 
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        | movement of molecules out of the blood |  | 
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        | nitrogen containing waste |  | 
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        | contents flow in opposite direction in loop of henle |  | 
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        | which hormone causes the distal tubule and collecting ducts to be more permeable |  | 
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        | this ion causes a positive electrical gradient which draws ions of chloride and phosphate into blood |  | 
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        | when ions increase in blood it causes blood to become what in terms of osmosis to the tubule |  | 
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        | which two macromolecules are reabsorbed due to active transport termed sodium cotransport |  | 
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        | in this location of the loop of henle, ions are pumped out, water stays in |  | 
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        | osmolar concentration after the loop of henle |  | 
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