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WM Biology Uri Sys
Key Vocab from Chapter 37 section 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kidney | Organ of the vertebrate urinary system; removes waste, controls sodium levels of the blood, and regulates the pH levels. |
| ureter | tube that transports urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder. |
| urinary bladder | a smooth muscle bag that stores urine until it is expelled from the body. |
| nephron | each filtering unit of the kidney. |
| urine | liquid composed of wastes that is filtered from the blood by the kidneys, stored in the urinary bladder, and eliminated through the urethra. |
| urethra | tube through which urine is passed from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. |