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bowmans capsule
cup shaped end of renal tubule containing the glomerulus
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calyx
cup shaped part of the renal pelvis through which urine passes from the renal tubules
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cortex
outer layer of the kidney
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glomerulus
collection of coiled interwinded apillaries located in the kidney cortex
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kidneys
two organs on the posterior abdominal wall that filter the blood, excreting the end prodcuts of body metabolism in the form of urine, and regulating body minteral levels
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medulla
inner layer of the kidney
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nephron
structural and function unit of the kidnye, numbering about a million and capable of forming urine
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renal artery
one of two large arteries branching from the abdominal aorta that supplies blood to kidneys, adrenals, and ureters.
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renal pelvis
funnel shaped expansion of the upper end of the ureter
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renal tubule
long twisted tube leading from glomerulus to collecting tubules.
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renal vein
one of the two large veins that carries blood from the kidneys to the inferior vena cava
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ureter
tubular structure through which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder
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urethra
passage through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the body exterior
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urinary bladder
musculomembanous sac that stores urine, receiving it through the ureters and discharging it through the urethra
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cystitis
inflammation of the urinary bladder
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dialysis
the process of using an artifical kidney to filter waste materials from the body
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floating kidney
kidney not securely fixed in the usual location because of birth defect or injury
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glomerulonephritis
nephritis with inflammation of the capillary loops in the renal glomeruli
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hydronephrosis
distention of the renal pelvis with urine, caused by obstrcution of the ureter
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nephrolithiasis
condition marked by the presence of renal calculi
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nephorptosis
downward displacement of a kidney
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nephrorrhaphy
suture of the kidney
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pyelitis
inflammation of the renal pelvis
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renal failure
kidney fails to funciton normally in excreton of body waste
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uremia
retention of toxic body waste in blood
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ureterostomy
creation of a new outlet for a ureter through the abdominal wall to the outside
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urethritis
inflammation of the urethra
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urinary tract infection
an infection of the urinary tract
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Wilms' tumor
a malignant tumor of the kidney, usually affection children under age 5
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