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Urinary System

  1. Kidneys
    • The "work horses"
    • Regulation blood composition, volume, pressure, pH
    • Conservation of nutrients
    • Production and secretion of hormones
    • Assisting liver in detoxification of poisons
    • Elimination of organic waste
  2. Kidney Location
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    • From T12-L3
    • The right one is slightly lower bc of liver
  3. Hilum
    • Renal sinus is a space inside the kidney
    • Renal Vein is always on top of 
    • Renal Pelvis is always inferior

    • Renal Capsule is another layer of protection
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  4. 2 Regions of function unit of the kidney
    Cortex

    • Medulla
    • --Renal Pyramids
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