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6 Cards in this Set
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FUNCTIONS OF URINARY SYSTEM
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EXCRETE WASTE (TOXINS, METABOLIC WASTE, EXCESS IONS) BY FORMING URINE, MAINTAIN ELECTROLYTE, WATER AND ACID BASED BALANCE
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WHAT TYPES OF WASTE ARE EXCRETED FROM THE URINARY SYSTEM
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TOXINS, METABOLIC WASTE, EXCESS IONS
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3 PROCESSES CONDUCTED BY NEPHRON
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FILTRATION=passive
SECRETION=active REABSORPTION=passive and/or active |
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NEPHRON
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ANATOMICAL UNITS THAT FORM URINE W/IN THE KIDNEY
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NEPHRON
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MADE UP OF THE GLOMERULUS WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY BOWMAN'S CAPSULE AND RENAL TUBULE
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BOWMAN'S CAPSULE .. AKA...
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RENAL CORPUSCLE
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