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Anatomy: Urinary

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show Enters the glomerulus at the vascular pole and divides into capillaries which subsequently merge to form efferent arterioles.  
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show A system in the renal medulla that facilitates concentration of the urine as it passes through the renal tubules.  
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Detrusor muscle   show
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Efferent arteriole   show
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Glomerulus   show
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show the renal process whereby fluid in the blood is filtered across the capillaries of the glomerulus and into the urinary space of Bowman's capsule.  
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show It is involved in the secretion of renin and EPO in response to blood pressure changes and is important in autoregulation of certain kidney functions.  
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show The desire to urinate or the frequency of urination.  
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Nephron   show
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Peritubular capillaries   show
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Renal corpuscle   show
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show The outer portion of the kidney between the renal capsule and the renal medulla. The part of the kidney where ultrafiltration occurs. Erythropoietin is produced in the renal cortex.  
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show Contains the structures of the nephrons responsible for maintaining the salt and water balance of the blood.  
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show That concentration of a substance in plasma at which it begins to be excreted in the urine.  
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show Each of the long, fine, convoluted tubules conveying urine from the glomeruli to the renal pelvis in the vertebrate kidney. Water and salts are reabsorbed into the blood along their length.  
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Retroperitoneal   show
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Trigone   show
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show The act or process of absorbing again, as the absorption by the kidneys of substances that were already secreted into the tubules, such as glucose, proteins, or sodium.  
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show The transfer of materials from peritubular capillaries to renal tubular lumen and occurs mainly by active transport. It is the tubular secretion of H+ and NH4+ from the blood into the tubular fluid that helps to keep blood pH at its normal level.  
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show Complete suppression of urine formation and excretio  
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Cystitis   show
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Cystostomy   show
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Diuresis   show
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Diuretic   show
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show Painful or difficult urination  
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show Blood (erythrocytes) in the urine.  
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Incontinence   show
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Nephrectomy   show
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show A disorder characterized by the presence of calculi in the kidney. Calculi is an abnormal concretion in the body, usually formed of mineral salts and most commonly found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder. Also called stone.  
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Oliguria   show
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Polyuria   show
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Pyelotomy   show
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Pyuria   show
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Uremia   show
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show Inflammation of a ureter.  
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Nephroptosis   show
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