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- 4. The regulation of the water content in the body fluids by the kidneys.
- 7. The tube that transports urine from the bladder to the exterior.
- 8. A double walled cup that is next to the glomerulus.
- 9. A method of artificially removing waste products from the bloodstream if the kidneys are unable to do so on their own.
- 13. Hormone that controls salt content in the human body.
- 14. The blood vessel which carries oxygenated blood, rich in metabolic waste products, to the kidney.
- 15. The process by which the body eliminates metabolic waste products.
- 17. The process in the functioning of the kidney during which foreign substances are actively added to the filtrate.
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- 1. The type of epithelium that the renal tubule is made up of.
- 2. The condition when the kidneys stop functioning.
- 3. The process in the functioning of the kidney that occurs in the Malpighian body.
- 5. The process in the functioning kidney during which glucose is reabsorbed into the bloodstream.
- 6. The blood vessel that transports blood to the glomerulus.
- 10. The part of the kidney directly below the renal capsule
- 11. The structure that consists of the glomerulus and Bowmans capsule
- 12. Specialised cells with filtration slits located at the inner wall of the Bowmans capsule.
- 16. Structural and functional unit of the kidneys.