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Distal convoluted tubule |
most secretion occurs in this nephron segment |
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Urethra |
expels urine outside the body |
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Ureter |
conducts urine from kidney to bladder |
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Peritubular capillaries |
vessels involved in reasorption |
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Glomerulus |
site of plasma filtration |
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Efferent |
conducts blood out of he glomerulus |
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Urinary bladder |
stores urine until it is voided |
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Renal pyramid |
structural units that constitute the medulla |
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Cortex |
location of renal corpuscle |
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Renal pelvis |
major calyces empty into the funnel-shaped region |
