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| two structures located on each side of the lumbar region that filter blood and secrete impurities, forming urine |
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| indented opening in the kidney where vessels enter and leave |
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| system of ducts carrying urine foom the nephrons to the renal pelvis |
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| microscopic functional units of the kidney, comprised of kidney cells and capillaries, each capable of forming urine |
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| little ball-shaped cluster of capillaries located at the top of each nephron |
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| top part of the nephron that encloses the glomerulus |
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| stem portion of the nephron |
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| tube that carries urine foom the kidnev to the bladder |
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| basin-like poftion of the ureter within the kidney |
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| point of connection between the renal pelvis and ureter |
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| single canal that carries urine to the outside of the body |
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| opening in the urethra to the outside of the body |
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| fluid produced by the kidneys containing water and waste products |
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| waste product formed in the liver, filtered out of the blood by the kidneys, and excreted in urine |
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| waste product of muscle metabolism filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and excreted in urine |
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