Lab v2.0 Unit 4: Urinary System

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renal capsule

wrapping/layer outside the kidney

<p>wrapping/layer outside the kidney</p>
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renal cortex

region of lighter tissue

<p>region of lighter tissue</p>
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renal medulla

region of darker tissue

<p>region of darker tissue</p>
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renal pyramid

triangular/fan-shaped structure

<p>triangular/fan-shaped structure</p>
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minor calyx

cup-shaped tube around a single renal papilla

<p>cup-shaped tube around a single renal papilla</p>
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major calyx

passageway where multiple (but not all) singular passageways merge

<p>passageway where multiple (but not all) singular passageways merge</p>
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renal pelvis

funnel-shaped reservoir that collects the urine

<p>funnel-shaped reservoir that collects the urine</p>
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renal corpuscle

collection of structures involved in filtration of fluid from bloodstream into nephron

<p>collection of structures involved in filtration of fluid from bloodstream into nephron</p>
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glomerulus (glomerular capillaries)

red passageways

<p>red passageways</p>
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visceral layer of glomerular capsule

layer on the surface of capillaries

<p>layer on the surface of capillaries</p>
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parietal layer of glomerular capsule

cells lining the outer wall

<p>cells lining the outer wall</p>
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filtration slits

red squiggly lines between cells

<p>red squiggly lines between cells</p>
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proximal convoluted tubule

twisting, microscopic passageway

<p>twisting, microscopic passageway</p>
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nephron loop

elongated, microscopic passageway

<p>elongated, microscopic passageway</p>
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distal convoluted tubule

twisting, microscopic passageway

<p>twisting, microscopic passageway</p>
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collecting duct

passageway that receives urine from multiple nephrons

<p>passageway that receives urine from multiple nephrons</p>
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adrenal gland (suprarenal gland)

grainy structure

<p>grainy structure</p>
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ureter

tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

<p>tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder</p>
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urinary bladder

organ

<p>organ</p>
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urethra

tube that carries urine to the outside of the body

<p>tube that carries urine to the outside of the body</p>
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internal urethral sphincter

constriction

<p>constriction</p>
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external urethral sphincter

constriction

<p>constriction</p>