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HESI: URINARY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| produces urine | Kidneys |
| transports urine to bladder | Ureter |
| temporarily stores urine prior to elimination | Bladder |
| transports urine to outside of the body | Urethra |
| cup shaped drain that collect urine from RENAL PAPILLA | MINOR CALYX |
| kidney functional filtrating unit | Nephron |
| brings blood to the glomerulus | Afferent Arteriole |
| artery transmit blood away from glomerulus | Efferent Arteriole |
| Filtration produces a fluid that has the same composition of the plasma, except it does not contain proteins | Glomerulus |