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13 Cards in this Set
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Maintains water and electrolyte balance of the blood
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Kidneys
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Serves as a storage area for urine
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Bladder
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Transport urine to the body exterior
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Urethra
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Transport arterial blood to the kidney
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Renal artery
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Transport urine to the urinary bladder
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Ureters
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Is shorter in females than in females
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Urethra
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Smooth membrane clinging tightly to the kidney surface
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Renal capsule
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Portion of the kidney containing mostly collecting ducts
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Medulla
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Portion of the containing the bulk of the nephron structures
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Cortex
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Superficial region of kidney tissue
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Cortex
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Baseline area of the kidney, continuous with the ureter
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Renal pelvis
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An extension of the pelvis that encircles the apex of a pyramid
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Calyx
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Area of cortexlike tissue running between the medularry pyramids
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Renal column
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