Meet the kidneys!
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What is artery in urinary system?
They take blood into kidneys.
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What does artery carry?
1. Nutrients such as sodium, amino acids and HCI
2. Oxygen
3. Waste such as urea and Na+
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What is vein in urinary system?
Veins take blood away from kidneys
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What does veins carry?
1. Nutrients from Kidney
2. Much less oxygen because most of it is used by kidneys
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What does kidney do?
They collect all the waste from arteries and form urine
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How does a kidney collect waste from arteries and form urine?
By using two capillary beds
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What are the two capillary beds of kidney?
1. Vasa Recta
2. Peritubular capillaries
