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Urinary

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Definition
Calcitrol   Vitamin D  
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Hilum   The part of an organ where structures such as blood vessels enter or leave  
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Retroperitoneal   External or posterior to the peritoneum  
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Nephron   Functional unit of the kidney  
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Glomerulus   A capillary network within the renal corpuscle in a kidney  
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Glomerular Capsule (Bowman's Capsule)   Two layers of tissue that surround the glomerulus  
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Renal tubule   composed of a single layer, long, winding, tube  
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Proximal Convoluted Tubule   The first region of the renal tubule  
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Nephron Loop   Loop of Henle- Each nephron loop has two limbs  
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Distal convoluted tubule   Originates at the renal cortex and extends to a collecting tubule  
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Filtration Membrane   A porous, thin, and negatively charged structure that is formed by the glomerulus and visceral layer of Bowman's capsule  
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Peritubular Capillaries   The anatomic structures and physiologic conditions that influence tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion  
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Vasa Recta   Straight capillaries that lie parallel to the loop of henle  
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Filtrate   The materials that pass through a filter  
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Filtration   The filtering of something through a filter to remove waste and other substances  
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Reabsorption   Being absorbed more than once  
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Pedicels   Renal hilum--or a foot process of a podocyte  
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Renal Threshold   Concentration of a substance dissolved in the blood above which the kidneys begin to remove it into the urine  
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Aldosterone   Hormone produced by the adrenal gland; plays a major role in regulation of plasma sodium, extracellular potassium, and arterial blood pressure  
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Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)   Hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland; increases water reabsorption in the kidney and decreases urine production  
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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide   A powerful vasodilator and a protein hormone released by heart muscle cells  
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Aquaporins   Protein channels in the plasma membrane allowing the passage of water  
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Obligatory Water Absorption   Water follows reabsorbed solutes due to osmotic gradients created between the filtrate and intracellular fluid  
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Facultative Water Reabsorption   Permeability is controlled by ADH  
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Urea   A nitrogenous waste product produced by amino acid metabolism and eliminated in urine  
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Creatinine   Nitrogenous waste product resulting from the breakdown of creatine and excreted in urine  
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Ureters   Tubes that connect the kidney to the bladder  
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Urinary bladder   The sac that holds urine for excretion  
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Detrusor Muscle   Muscle that acts to expel urine from the bladder  
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Urethra   Tube that extends from the bladder and conducts urine to th exterior of the body  
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Micturition   Urination  
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