| A | B |
|---|
| two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the vertebral column | kidneys |
| remove waste products from the blood | kidneys |
| urine producing microscopic structure | nephron |
| cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron | glomerulus |
| The process of filtering the blood begins at the _________ | glomerulus |
| reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureter | renal pelvis |
| medial side of the kidney where the ureter leaves the kidney | hilum |
| two slender tubes that receive urine from the kidneys and carry it to the bladder | ureters |
| muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine | urinary bladder |
| lowest part of the urinary tract where urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body | urethra |
| opening through which the urine passes | urinary meatus |
