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14.05
Urine formation
Term | Definition |
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antidiuretic hormone (ADH) | a hormone released from the pituitary gland causes water reabsorption in the kidneys and concentrates urine |
diuresis | the excretion of urine usually meaning increaed excetino |
diuretic | a drug that increases urine output |
glomerular filtrate | a fluid made of dissolved materials and other substances that is filtered out of the blood enters the nephrons via glomerular capsules |
micturition | the voiding of urine |
trigone | the base of the bladder made of the openings of the ureters and urethra |
tubular reabsorption | the return of substacnes from glomerular filtrate to the blood via peritubular capillaries |
urea | the main nitrogenous waste in urine |
ureter | a tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
urethra | the tube that carries urine out of the body also carries semen in males |
urinary bladder | the organ that stores and eliminates urine from the kidneys |
urine | a fluid excreted from the kidneys made of water, electrolyes, urea, metabolic waste, and pigments |