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32 Cards in this Set
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arteriole
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Small artery
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bowman capsule
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Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus
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calyx or calix (Plural: calyces or calices)
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Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis
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catheter
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Tube for injecting or removing fluids
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cortex
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Outer region; the renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney (cortial means pertaining to the cortex)
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creatinine
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Waste produce of muscle metabolism; nitrogenous waste exvreted in urine
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electrolyte
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A chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water
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erythropoietin (EPO)
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A hormone secreted by the kidney to simulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow
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filration
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Passive precess whereby sone substances, but not all, pass through a filter or other material.
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glomerulus
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Tiny ball of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in cortex of kidney
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hilium
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Depression or hallow in that part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
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kidney
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one of two bean-shaped Organs behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region
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meatus
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Opening or canal
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medulla
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inner region; the renal Medulla is the inner region of the kidney (medullary means pertaining to the medulla)
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micturition
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Urination; the act of voiding
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nephron
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Combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney. It is the functional unit of the kidney, each capable of forming urine by itself. There are 1 million nephrons in a kidney
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nitrogenous wate
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Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine
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potassium
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An electrolyte important to body process. The kidney regulates the balance of potassium concentration within the blood
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reabsorption
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In this process, the renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream
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renal artery
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Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
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renal pelvis
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Central collecting region in the kidney
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renal tubule
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Microscopic tube in the kidney in which urine is formed after filtration/ In the renal tubile, the composition of urine is altered by the process of reabsorption and secretion
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renin
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An enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored, and secreted by the kidney; it raises blood pressure by influencing vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels)
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sodium
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An electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidney
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trigone
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Triangular area in the urinary bladder in which the ureters enter and the urethra exits
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urea
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Major nitrogenous waste product excreted in urine
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ureter
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Tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder
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urethra
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Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
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uric acid
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A nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine
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urinary bladder
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Hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine
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urination
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Process of expelling urine, also called micturition
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vioding
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Emptying of urine from the urrinary bladder; urination or micturition
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