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| kidneys | excretory organ where excess water, urea, and other waste products are removed from the blood |
| lungs | excretory organ that excretes carbon dioxide |
| renal artery | vessel that carries waste laden blood to the kidneys |
| renal vein | vessel that carries filtered blood from the kidneys |
| ureter | tube that leaves the kidney and carries urine to bladder |
| renal medulla | This is the inner part of the kidney |
| renal cortex | This is the outer part of the kidney |
| nephrons | basic funcional units of the kidneys found in the cortex |
| bowman's capsule | cup shaped structure where blood is filtered under pressure |
| urine | fluid that leaves the kidneys and is stored in the bladder |
| urinary bladder | where urine is collected and stored before is leaves the body |
| urinalysis | technique to diagnose abnormal substances in urine |
| loop of Henle | section of nephron were materials are concentrated |
| dialysis | machine to filter blood. "artificial kidney" |
| urethra | opening where urine leaves the body |
| skin | excretory organ that rids the body of excess water and salts, and small amounts of urea |
