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26 Cards in this Set
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kidney |
organ that acts as a blood filter and processor |
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hilus |
the concave medial region of the kidney |
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renal artery |
arteries that serve the kidney |
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renal veins |
veins that drain the kidney |
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ureters |
drain urine from the kidneys |
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urinary bladder |
sac which temporarily stores urine |
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renal capsule |
a fibrous membrane which adheres directly to the kidney surface |
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renal cortex |
the most superficial kidney portion |
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renal medulla |
a reddish-brown kidney region deep to the cortex |
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renal pyramids |
triangular or cone-shaped tissue masses within the medulla |
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renal papilla |
the pointed end of each renal pyramid |
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renal column |
inward extensions of cortical tissue between renal pyramids |
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renal pelvis |
a funnel-shaped tube continuous with the ureter leaving the hilus |
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major calyces |
large extensions of the renal pelvis |
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minor calyces |
smaller subdivisions of the renal pelvis |
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nephron |
the anatomical units responsible for forming urine |
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glomerulus |
a tuft of capillaries associated with a renal tubule |
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renal tubule |
structure in which filtrate passes from the glomerular capsule |
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glomerular capsule |
the enlarged end of the renal tubule |
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proximal convoluted tubule |
the first coiled region of the renal tubule |
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loop of Henle |
the hairpin loop of the renal tubule |
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distal convoluted tubule |
coiled renal tubule region before it empties into a collecting duct |
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collecting ducts |
structures which receive urine from many nephrons |
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afferent arteriole |
small artery which feeds the glomerulus |
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efferent arteriole |
small artery which drains the glomerulus |
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vasa recta |
blood vessels which surround the loops of Henle |
