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15 Cards in this Set
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Hemolymph |
- Blood like fluid in insects |
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Malpighian Tubule |
- Excretory organs in insects |
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Renal Artery |
- Brings blood with nitrogenous waste into the kidneys |
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Renal Vein |
- Carries "clean" blood away |
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Ureter |
- Tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
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Urethra |
- Carries urine from the bladder out of body |
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Nephron |
- Basic functional unit of the kidney |
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Renal Corpuscle |
- Filters blood, forming filtrate consisting of ions, nutrients, wastes and water |
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Proximal Tube |
- Has epithelial cells that reabsorb nutrients, valuable ions and water into the bloodstream - Located close to Renal Corpuscle |
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Loop of Henle |
- Establishes a strong osmotic gradient in the interstitial fluid surround the loop - Osmolarity increases as the loop descends |
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Distal Tube |
- Reabsorbs ion and water after the loop of Henle |
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Collecting Duct |
- May reabsorb more water to maintain homeostasis - Connected to multiple nephrons |
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Glomerulus |
- Cluster of capillaries in the Renal Corpuscle - Brings blood from the Renal Artery |
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Bowman's Capsule |
- Region of nephron surrounding the Glomerulus |
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Vasa Recta |
- Network of blood vessels that runs along the loop of Henle and eventually joins up with the small veins in the kidney |
