Excretory System
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10 to 12 inch muscular tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
uteters
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the opening where urine is eliminated out of the body, longer in males than females
urethra
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bean shaped organ that filter urine, regulated fluid balance, and control BP
kideny
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filters the blood inside the kidney
nephron
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the step in urine formation where useful and non-useful particles are filtered out of the blood
filtration
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the step in urine formation where useful particles are moving out of the filtrate and back into the blood stream
reabsorption
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the step in urine formation where waste or non-useful particles are being secreted from the blood into the filtrate. to be filtrated are
secretion
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medical root word for bladder
cysto
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medical root word for stone
litho
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medical root word for kidnes
nephro
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vessel that brings blood into the bladder
renal artery
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vessel that brings blood out of the bladder
rental vein
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hollow elastic organ that sores urine, when empty it is the size of a pear
bladder
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another name for urinating
micturition
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the number of kidneys in the human body
two