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Urinary system

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The "working" parts of the urinary system.   2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 bladder, 1 urethra  
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What is the main function of the urinary system?   formation and removal of urine  
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root word meaning kidney   nephr  
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root word meaning "pelvis" of the kidney   pyelo  
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root word meaning "pertaining to the kidney"   renal  
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basin or collection area within the kidney   renal pelvis  
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What is the tube that transports urine from the kidney to the bladder?   Ureter  
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place where the ureter leaves the renal pelvis   ureteropelvic junction  
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space that hold urine; chalice or cup   calyx  
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the outside part of the kidney   cortex  
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center of the kidney   medulla  
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the structural and functioning unit of the kidney   nephron  
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basin in the kidney that collects urine from the calyx and drains it into the ureter   renal pelvis  
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collection of capillaries in the nephron that resembles a small ball of yarn   glomerulus  
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small tubes that make up the system by which the urine flows through the nephron   tubules  
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small tubes that make up the system by which the urine flows through the nephron   tubules  
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section of tubes closest to the glomerulus   proximal convoluted tubule  
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loop that connects the proximal tubule with the distal tubule   Loop of Henle  
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Tube that connects and carries urine from the tubules to the calyx of the kidney   collecting duck  
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process in which the glomerulus acts as a filter to begin the process of removing the by-products of body metabolism from the blood   glomerular filtration  
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process in the system of tubules by which certain products are eliminated and certain products are reabsorbed   tubular reabsorption and secretion  
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