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Arteriole
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Small artery
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Bowman capsule
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Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus
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Calyx or calix
(plural: calyces or calices)
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Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis
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Catheter
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Tube for injecting or removing fluids
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Cortex
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Outer region
-renal cortex: outer region of kidney
-cortical means pertaining to the cortex
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Erythropoietin (EPO)
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A hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow
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Filtration
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Passive process where some substance pass through a filter
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Glomerulus
(plural: glomeruli)
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Tiny ball of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in cortex of kidney
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Hilum
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Depression or hollow in that part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
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Kidney
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1 of 2 bean-shaped organs behind the abdominal cavity on either side of backbone in lumbar region
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Meatus
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Opening or canal
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Medulla
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Inner region
-the renal medulla is inner region of kidney (medulla means pertianing to the medulla)
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Micturition
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Urination; the act of voiding
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Nephron
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-glomerulus and renal tubes where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place
-functional unit of the kidney, each can form urine by itself
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Nitrogenous waste
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Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine
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