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THE KIDNEYS

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One of the filtering units of the kidney responsible for removing waste substances such as urea from the blood.
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Blood from this type of artery in the kidneys enters smaller arterioles in the cortex.
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A hollow ball at the start of a nephron, which contains the glomerulus. Where ultrafiltration takes place (two words).
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Process in which useful substances filtrate moves along the PCT and DCT (two words).
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A type of blood vessel which is located in the Bowman's capsule.
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A membrane located between a capillary and the Bowman's capsule.
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A bundle of capillaries that loop inside the Bowman's capsule of a nephron. Where ultrafiltration takes place.
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A part of the kidney containing capillaries where blood passes through.
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Structure in the endothelium of the PCT which provides a large surface area for reabsorption.
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A process in the kidney where substances are filtered out into long tubules surrounding capillaries.
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Type of arteriole that take blood from the glomerulus.
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Liquid and small molecules pass through a pore in this tissue.
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Type of arteriole that takes filtered blood to the glomerulus.