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22 Cards in this Set
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Arteriole |
Small artery |
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Bowman capsule |
Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus |
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Calyx or calix |
Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis |
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Catheter |
Tube or injecting or removing fluids |
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Cortex |
Outer region |
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Creatinine |
Waste product of muscle or metabolism |
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Electrolyte |
A chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water |
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Erythropoietin (EPO) |
A hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate production of red blood cells by nine marrow |
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Filtration |
Passive process whereby some substances pass through a filter or other material |
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Glomerulus |
Tiny ball of capillaries in the cortex of the kidney |
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Hilum |
Depression in the part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave. |
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Meatus |
Opening or canal |
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Medulla |
Inner region |
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Micturition |
Urination |
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Nephron |
The functional unit if the kidney where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place |
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Nitrogenous waste |
Substance containing nitrogen and excreted urine |
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Reabsorption |
Renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream |
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Renal artery |
Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney |
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Renal pelvis |
Central collection region in the kidney |
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Renal tubule |
Microscopic tube in the kidney in which urine is formed after filtration. |
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Renin |
An enzymatic hormone synthesized,stored, and secreted by the kidney |
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Trigone |
Triangular area in the urinary bladder in which ureters enter and the urethra exits |
