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ch. 18

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The _______ system helps keep the body in homeostasis by removing and restoring selected amounts of solutes and water from the blood.   show
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The urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder and the ______   show
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The _______ are the main filtering organs of the urinary system, producing the urine.   show
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_____ consists of urea, excess water, excess ions and toxic wastes that may ahve been consumed with food.   show
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show six  
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show kidneys  
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kidneys maintain blood volume and concentration by maintaining proper ___________   show
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show hydrogen  
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show renin  
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show erythropoietin  
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show calciferol  
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show parietal peritoneum  
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show hilum  
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____ layers of tissue surround each kidney   show
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show renal capsule  
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show trauma  
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show adipose capsule  
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show renal fascia  
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The outter area of a kidney is called the _______   show
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the inner area of a kidney is called the ______   show
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show renal pyramid.  
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show renal columns  
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The cortex and renal pyramids make up the ________ of the kidney.   show
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show nephrons  
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show nephrons  
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show minor calyx  
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show minor calyx  
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The major calyces foin to form the large collecting funnel called the ________   show
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show ureter  
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show nephron  
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show bowmans glomerular capsule  
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show 1200  
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The arteries branch and pass between the renal pyramids in the renal columns as the ________ arteries.   show
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show arcuate  
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show interlobular  
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interlobular arteries branch into afferent _______ in the cortex   show
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show glomerulus  
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Glomerular capillaries reunite to form the _________ arteriole, which exits the capsule of the glomerulus.   show
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efferent arterioles divide to form ________ capillaries, which surround the confoluted tubules of the nephron.   show
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show interlobular  
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show interlobar  
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Interlobar veins unite at the right and left ______ veins that exit the kidney at the hilum.   show
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show renal plexus  
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show nephrons  
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urine forms by glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion, all of which occur in the ________   show
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___________ removes water and dissolved substances from the plasma of blood.   show
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____________ transports substances from the tubular fluid into the blood of the peritubular capillaries.   show
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__________ reabsorbs glucose   show
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______ reabsorbs water   show
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________ moves these substances from the plasma in the peritubular capillary into the fluid of the renal tubule   show
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show urine  
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show renal pelvis  
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show ureters  
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show peristaltic  
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show peritoneum  
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show trigone  
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the bladder wall is composed of three layers of smooth muscle called the _______ muscle   show
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show micturition  
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