chp 41: vocab

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osmoregulator

organism that maintains its tonicity irrespective of its environment

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osmoconformer

organism that changes its tonicity based on its environment

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kidney

organ that performs excretory and osmoregulatory functions

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ureter

urine-bearing tube coming out of the kidney; carries urine to the bladder

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cortical nephron

nephron that lies in the renal cortex

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juxtamedullary nephron

nephron that lies in the cortex but close to the renal medulla

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Bowman's capsule

structure that encloses the glomerulus

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glomerulus (renal)

part of the renal corpuscle that contains the capillary network

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loop of Henle

part of the renal tubule that loops into the renal medulla

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nephridia

excretory structures found in annelids

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Malpighian tubule

excretory tubules found in arthropods