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Chpt 5: A.2
Pig Disection: Urogenital System
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Biology
12th Grade
02/25/2013

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Nephron
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Structural and functional unit of the kidney
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Glomerulus
Definition
Capillary tuft of the nephron
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Renal Tubule
Definition
Structure receiving fluid from the glomerulus and processing it to form urine
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Glomerular Capsule or Bowman's Capsule
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In the kideny, blood moves from the afferent arterioles and then enters the capillaries of the glomerulus and then filters into this.
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Loop of Henle
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Structure of the nephron through which filtrate passes after the proximal convoluted tubule
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Collecting Tubule
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Part of the renal cortex where water, ions, and nutrients are absorbed and returned to the blood stream
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