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Urinary System
Term | Definition |
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Kidney | responsible for filtering blood and PRODUCING URINE, located on the posterior(back) abdominal wall |
Glomeruli | capillary clusters that form part of a nephron |
Nephron | actual WORKING parts of the kidney |
Ureters(2) | DELIVER THE URINE from the kidneys to the bladder |
the bladder | a muscular sac located deep in the abdo pelvic cavity, during urination the bladder muscles contract and two SPHINCTERS(VALVES) open to allow urine to flow out |
urethra | tube connected to the bladder so urine can leave the body |