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bladder
elastic musculomembranous sac for storing urine
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Bowman's capsule
glomerular capsule of kidney containing cluster of capillary channels (glomerulus)
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calix or calyx
urine-collecting, irregular, saclike structures of renal pelvis
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collecting tubules
terminal collection passages that carry urine to renal pelvis
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distal convoluted tubules
portion of convoluted tubules between Henle's loop and collecting tubules
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glomerulus, glomeruli
coils of capillaries within Bowman's capsule (plural)
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Henle's loop
U-shaped turn in convoluted tubule of kidney, located between proximal and distal ends, with both ascending and descending limbs
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hilus
concave depression on medial margin of kidney through which ureters, blood vessels, and nerves enter
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kidneys
paired abdominal organs that filter blood and produce urine
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nephron
functional and structural unit of kidney, including renal corpuscle and renal tubule
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renal corpuscle
glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
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renal cortex
outer part of kidney, extending between renal pyramids to form renal columns
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renal medulla
inner part of kidney composed of conical structures, called renal pyramids
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renal papillae
narrow, conical ends of renal pyramids
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renal pelvis
reservoir that collects urine, made up of major and minor calices
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renal sinus
kidney cavity containing renal pelvis, blood vessels, nerves and fat
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renal tubule
minute tubule of kidney that secretes, collects, and transports urine and forms part of functional unit, the nephron
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uresis
normal passage of urine
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ureter
tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder
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urethra
tube that carries urine from bladder to surace of body
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