| A | B |
|---|
| urinary bladder | the storage sac for urine |
| micturition | the process of eliminating urine from the bladder |
| cortex | the outer portion of the kidney |
| retroperitoneal | means literally behind the peritoneum |
| hilum | the medial concave margin of the kidney |
| electrolytes | a vital function of the urinary system is to keep these in balance |
| urethral orifice | the term for the place where urine actually leaves the body |
| column of Bertin | wedge of cortical tissue |
| 25% | the percentage of blood pumped from the left ventricle to the kidneys |
| malpighian corpuscle | a miscroscopic filtration unit |
| ureter | structure which transfers urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
| medulla | the inner portin of the kidney |
| adrenal glands | caps on the kidneys |
