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| cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis |
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| tube for injecting or removing fluids |
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| outer region of an organ; the renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney(cortical means pertaining to the cortex) |
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| nitrogenous waste excreted in urine |
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| chemical element that carries and electrical charge when dissolved in water. Electrolytes are necessary for functioning of muscles and nerves. the kidneys maintain the proper balance of electrolytes and water in the blood. Potassium (K+) and sodium(Na+) are electrolytes |
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| hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by the bone marrow. -poietin means substance that forms |
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| process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter. in the kidney, blood pressure forces materials through the filter (glomerulus) about 180 quarts of fluid are filtered from the blood daily, but the kidney returns 98% to 99% of the water and salts. only about 1.5 quarts of urine are excreted daily |
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| enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus. The glomerular capsule is also know as bowman capsule and it collects the material that is filtered from the blood through the walls of the glomerulus |
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| tiny ball of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in the kidney |
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| depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave |
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| one of two bean-shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region; it filters nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream to from urine |
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| inner region of an organ. the renal medulla is the inner reagion of the kidney(medullary means pertaining to the medulla) |
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