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13 Cards in this Set
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the kidneys lie
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retroperitoneal
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kidneys are surrounded by a
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layer of fat to protect and cushion them
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Renal cortex is
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outerpart of the kidney
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renal medulla
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middle part of the kidney
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prenal pyramids are the
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triangle part of the kidney
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Renal pelvis
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upper end of the ureters
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Calyces
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drain into the renal pelvis
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nephrons
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more than a million , make up the kidneys interior
functional unit of the kidney |
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Renal corpusul has the
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bowmans capsule which covers the glomerulus
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proximal convulted tubule
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first segment of the renal tubule
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loop of henle
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extensiton of proximal
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distal convoluted
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distal to the ascending loop of henle
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collecting tubule
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straight part of the renal tubule , that collects
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