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| 9115921943 | ADH | a hormone that helps control the water balance of the body and affects the amount of urine produced by the kidney | 0 | |
| 9115925453 | dialysis | the process of cleansing the blood through a dialysis machine when the kidneys fail | 1 | |
| 9115928483 | selective reabsorption | process in the kidney where materials needed by the body are moved back into the blood | 2 | |
| 9115930541 | thermoregulatory centre | an area in the brain that is sensitive to the temperature of the body | 3 | |
| 9115931922 | vasoconstriction | the narrowing of blood vessels | 4 | |
| 9115935104 | vasodialtion | the widening of blood vessels | 5 | |
| 9115935883 | exothermic | chemical change that releases energy | 6 | |
| 9115936839 | endothermic | chemical change that requires an input of energy | 7 | |
| 9115937926 | respiration | a series of chemical reaction producing ATP | 8 | |
| 9115938579 | urea | a nitrogen containing waste | 9 | |
| 9115939795 | nitrogenous waste | waste product that contains nitrogen | 10 | |
| 9115940994 | exhalation | the action of breathing out | 11 | |
| 9115941883 | inhalation | the action of breathing in | 12 | |
| 9115941895 | ammonia | a nitrogenous waste in urine and sweat | 13 | |
| 9115942605 | kidney | organ that regulates levels of water, salts and nitrogenous wastes in the body | 14 | |
| 9115944185 | urine | a mixture of water, salts and nitrogenous waste produced by the kidneys and stored in the bladded | 15 | |
| 9115946571 | renal vein | carries blood from the kidney | 16 | |
| 9115947634 | renal artery | carries blood to the kidney | 17 | |
| 9115948882 | dialysis membrane | selectively permeable artificial membrane in a kidney machine | 18 | |
| 9115950395 | transplant | operation to a tissue or organ in the body | 19 | |
| 9115951491 | rejection | the immune system attacks a transplanted tissue or organ | 20 | |
| 9115952812 | embryonic stem cell | cells that may be used in therapies for kidney failure | 21 |
