Biology: Renal, Excretory

In mammals, the primary homeostatic organs are:
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The kidney is divided into 3 regions:
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Blood enters the kidney through the ______________.

The renal artery divides into many ____________ that run through the medulla and into the cortex.

Each afferent arteriole branches into a convoluted network of capillaries called _______________.

The capillaries from the glomerulus converge into an ________________.

The efferent arteriole divides into a fine capillary network known as ____________.

The vasa recta enmeshes the nephron tubule and then converges into the _____________.

Arrangement of tandem of capillary beds in kidney is called a _____________.