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FUNCTIONS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM |
REGULATE THE VOLUME OF BLOOD THROUGH REGULATION OF WATER
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
EXCRETE WASTES
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URETERS |
TRANSPORT URINE FROM THE KIDNEYS TO THE BLADDER |
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BLADDER |
STORES URINE |
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URETHA |
CARRIES URINE OUT OF THE BODY |
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FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF A KIDNEY IS A TUBULAR STRUCTURE |
NEPHRON |
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OUTER RENAL |
CORTEX |
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INNER RENAL |
MEDULLA |
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NEPHRON |
IS THE FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF THE KIDNEY, IT IS A TINY COILED TUBE WITH A BULB |
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The tuft of capillaries situated inside the Bowman's capsule is called: |
The glomerulus |
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The indented region of the kidney where the renal artery enters and the renal vein exits is called |
Hilus |
