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kidney
Filters waste from the blood like urea, water, salt and proteins.
nephron
the functional unit of the kidney where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place
glomerulus
A ball of capillaries surrounded by Bowman's capsule in the nephron and serving as the site of filtration in the vertebrate kidney.
Bowman's capsule
cup-shaped structure of the nephron of a kidney which encloses the glomerulus and which filtration takes place.
Renal tubule
microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration
loop of Henle
section of the nephron tubule that conserves water and minimizes the volume of urine
filtration
movement of water and solutes from plasma into Bowmans capsule
requires high pressure
location- glomerulus
reabsorption
process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream
secretion
a process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.
ureter
A duct leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
urethra
tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
urinary bladder
saclike organ in which urine is stored before being excreted
urine
Fluid wastes removed from the body by the kidneys
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