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Urinary system organs and structures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| two bean shaped organs located on each side of the vertebral column on the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity covered anteriorly by the paritel peritoneum. remove waste products from the blood and maintain water and electrolytes | Kidneys |
| urine producing microscopic structure. | nephron |
| cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron | glomerulus |
| funnel shaped reservoir in the kidney that collects urine and passes to ureter | renal pelvis |
| indentation on the medial side of the kidney where the renal artery vein and pelvis are located and ureter leaves the kidney | hilum |
| two slender tubes that receive the urine from the kidneys and carry it to posterior portion of bladder | ureters |
| muscular, hollow organ that temporally holds urine | urinary bladder |
| lowest part of the urinary tract where urine passes from bladder to the outside of the body | urethra |
| opening through which the urine passes to the outside | urinary meatus |