EML Chapter 6 Structures of the Urinary System

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kidney

one or two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the vertebral column on the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity

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nephron

urine-producing microscopic structure

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glomerulus

cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron

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renal pelvis

funnel-shaped reservoir that collects the urine and passes it to the ureter

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hilum

indentation on the medial side of the kidney where the ureter leaves the kidney

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ureters

two slender tubes that receive the urine from the kidneys and carry it to the posterior portion of the bladder

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urinary bladder

hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine

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urethra

lowest part of the urinary tract, through which the urine passes from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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urinary meatus

opening through which the urine passes to the outside