Arteriole, Small artery, calciferol, Active form of vitamin D, secreted by the kidney, calyx, Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis. The term comes from Greek, kalux, meaning a cup or case surrounding a flower bud., creatinine, Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine. Creatinine is a product of muscle metabolism. , electrolyte, Chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water. , erythropoietin (EPO), Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells. , Filtration, Process whereby some substances, but not all pass through a filter, glomerular capsule, Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus, aka Bowman capsule and collects the material that is filtered from the blood through the walls of the glomerulus. , glomerulus, Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney, hilum, Depression in the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave , kidney, One of two bean shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region. It filters nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream to form urine, meatus, opening or canal, medulla, inner region of an organ. The renal medulla is the inner region of the kidney, nephron, Functional unit of the kidney. It is the combination of the glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney., Nitrogenous Waste, Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine. , Potassium K+, Electrolyte regulated by the kidney so that a proper concentration is maintained within the blood. , reabosorbtion, Process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream, trigone, Triangular area in the urinary bladder, urination (voiding), Process of expelling urine, aka micturition , renal pelvis, Central collecting region in the kidney.

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