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Arteriole

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Small artery

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Calciferol

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Active form of vitamin D, secreted by the kidney

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Calyx

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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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Creatinine

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Nitrogenous waste exerted in urine

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Cortex

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Outer region of an organ; the renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney

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Electrolyte

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Chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water

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Erythropoietin

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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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Process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter

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Glomerular capsule

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Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus

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Glomerulus

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Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney

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Hilum

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Depression in 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 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 of an organ

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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

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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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Electrolyte regulated by the kidney so that a proper concentration is maintained within the blood

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Reabsorption

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Process whereby 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 region in the kidney

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Renal Tubule

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Microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration

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Renal Vien

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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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Hormone secreted by the kidney, it raises blood pressure by influencing vasoconstriction

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Sodium

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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

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Urea

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Major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

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Ureter

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One of the two tubes leading from the kidneys 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.

30
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Uric acid

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Nitrogenous waste exerted in urine

31
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Urinary Bladder

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Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine

32
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Urination (voiding)

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Process of expelling urine; also called micturition

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