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| 12282757667 | Excretion | Process by which metabolic (cell) wastes are eliminated from the body. | 0 | |
| 12282771246 | ADH | Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland to increase water reabsorption in the nephron. Think yellow urine! | 1 | |
| 12282779423 | Filtration | Substances travel from the glomerulus (blood) to Bowman's capsule (nephron). Ex. glucose, water, salt, urea. | 2 | |
| 12282790104 | Reabsorption | Substances travel from the proximal convoluted tubule (nephron) to the surrounding capillaries (blood). Ex. water, sugar, salt. | 3 | |
| 12282810456 | Secretion | Substances travel from the capillaries (blood) to the distal convoluted tubule (nephron). It is the last chance to remove waste from the blood. Ex. medications, some ions. | 4 | |
| 12282820973 | Micturition | Another word for urination. | 5 | |
| 12282831113 | Glomerulus | Ball of capillaries in the nephron responsible for the filtration of substances into Bowman's capsule. | 6 | |
| 12282837576 | Bowman's capsule | Cup-shaped structure at the beginning of a nephron which encloses the glomerulus and where filtration takes place. | 7 | |
| 12282857529 | Proximal convoluted tubule | Carries filtered substances to the loop of Henle. Also the site of reabsorption. | 8 | |
| 12282862489 | Loop of Henle | Long tube in the center of a nephron where water reabsorption takes place. Desert animals have longer ones to conserve as much water as possible. | 9 | |
| 12282876390 | Distal convoluted tubule | Connection between the loop of Henle and the collecting duct. Receives ions and medicines from the secretion process. | 10 | |
| 12379696784 | Ammonia | A waste product produced by the liver during protein metabolism. | 11 | |
| 12379705246 | Urea | A waste product formed in the liver to make ammonia less toxic. | 12 | |
| 12379751192 | Salt | A waste product from digestion and body cell metabolism that is excreted through sweat and urine. | 13 | |
| 12379790973 | Liver | An organ that plays a role in excretion by converting amino acids to ammonia and then urea. | 14 | |
| 12379810378 | Kidney | The main excretory organ that filters the blood to remove waste from cell metabolism. | 15 | |
| 12379824386 | Urine | Composed of water, urea and salts and is created by the kidney. | 16 | |
| 12379869223 | Renal artery | Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney. | 17 | |
| 12379874157 | Renal vein | Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney towards the heart. | 18 | |
| 12379881313 | Renal medulla | Inner part (middle) of the kidney that contains the lower portion of the nephrons. | 19 | |
| 12379892440 | Renal cortex | Outer part (think crust) of the kidney that contains the upper portion of the nephrons. | 20 | |
| 12379902143 | Renal pelvis | Funnel-shaped reservoir that collects the urine and passes it to the ureter. | 21 | |
| 12379917324 | Ureter | Tube that carries urine from the renal pelvis of the kidney to the bladder. | 22 | |
| 12379923484 | Bladder | Hollow organ that collects urine. | 23 | |
| 12379932274 | Urethra | Tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. | 24 | |
| 12379961170 | Nephron | Functional unit of the kidney. There are millions. They filter the blood. | 25 | |
| 12380347568 | Afferent arteriole | Carries blood to the glomerulus from the renal arteriole. | 26 | |
| 12380354584 | Efferent arteriole | Carries blood away from the glomerulus to the capillaries surrounding the nephron. | 27 | |
| 12380366788 | Renal arterioles | Carry blood from the renal artery to the afferent arterioles. | 28 | |
| 12380381999 | Renal venules | Carry blood from the capillaries surrounding the nephron to the renal vein. | 29 | |
| 12380443835 | Aldosterone | Hormone made by the adrenal glands (on top of the kidneys) to increase salt retention by the kidneys. There will be less salt in the urine. | 30 | |
| 12380506881 | Capillaries | Blood vessels that surround the nephron to allow the exchange of substances. | 31 | |
| 12380519951 | Collecting duct | Tube the carries urine from the distal convoluted tubule to the renal pelvis. | 32 |
