A&P CH17 key terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
afferent arteriole | vessel that conveys blood to glomerulus of nephron within kidneys |
detrusor muscle | muscular wall of the urinary bladder |
efferent arteriole | a vessel that conducts blood away from the glomerulus of a kidney nephron |
glomerular capsule | proximal portion of a renal tubule that encloses the glomerulus of a nephron; Bowman’s capsule |
glomerulus | a capillary tuft within the glomerular capsule of a nephron |
juxtaglomerular apparatus | structure located in the arteriolar walls near the glomerulus that regulates renal blood flow |
micturition | urination |
nephron | the functional unit of a kidney, consisting of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule |
peritubular capillary | capillary that surrounds a renal tubule and functions in reabsorption and secretion during urine formation |
renal corpuscle | part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and a glomerular capsule |
renal cortex | the outer portion of a kidney |
renal medulla | the inner portion of a kidney |
renal tubule | portion of a nephron that extends from the renal corpuscle to the collecting duct |
retroperitoneal | located behind the peritoneum |
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