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52 Cards in this Set
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arteriole
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small artery
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bowman capsule
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enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus
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calyx or calix (plural: calyces or calices)
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cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis
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catheter
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tube for injecting or removing fluids
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cortex
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outer region
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creatine
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waste product of muscle metabolism
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electrolyte
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chemical element that carries and electrical charge when dissolved in water
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erythropoietin (EPO)
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hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow
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filtration
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passive process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filder or other material
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glomerulus
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tiny ball capillaries in cortex of kidney
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hilum
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depression or hollow in that part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
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kidney
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one of two bean shaped organs behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region
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meatus
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opening or canal
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medulla
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inner region
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micturition
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urination; the act of voiding
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nephron
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combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption and secretion take place in the kidney. functional unit of the kidney
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nitrogenous waste
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substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine
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potassium
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an electrolyte important to body processes
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reabsorption
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renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream
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renal artery
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blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
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renal pelvis
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central collecting area in the kidney
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renal tubule
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microscopic tube in the kidney in which urine is formed after filtration
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renal vein
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blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart
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renin
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enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored and secreted by the kidney
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vasoconstriction
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narrowing of the blood vessels
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sodium
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an electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys
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trigone
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triangular area in the urinary bladder in which the ureters enter and the urethra exits
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urea
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major nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine
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ureter
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tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder
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urethra
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tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
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uric acid
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a nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine
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urinary bladder
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hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine
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urination
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process of expelling urine; also called micturition
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voiding
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emptying of urine from the urinary bladder; urination or mictrution
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adnexa uteri
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fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments
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amnion
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innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus
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areola
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dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple
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bartholin glands
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small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice
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cervix
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lower, neck-like portion of the uterus
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chorion
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outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo; forms fetal part of placenta
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clitoris
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organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the female urethra
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coitus
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sexual intercourse; copulation
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corpus luteum
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empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of the egg cell
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cul-de-sac
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region in the lower abdomen, midway between the rectum and the uterus
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embryo
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stage in prenateal development from 2-8 weeks
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endometrium
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inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus
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estrogen
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hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secodary sex characteristics
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fallopian tube
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one pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus
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fertalization
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union of sperm cell and ovum from which the embryo develops
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fetus
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stage in the development from 8 weeks to birth
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fimbriae
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finger or finger-like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes
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follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
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secreted in the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the egg cell (ovum)
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