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it is composed of nephrons

remove waste products from the blood

secrete a hormone, ERYTHROPOIETIN, which regulates the synthesis of red blood cells in bone marrow

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hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity

temporarily stores urine before it will be

released in our body and can hold up to 500 mL

Has 3 layers of smooth muscle called detrusor muscle

Inner region includes a triangular area called trigone

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where urine will pass through from renal pelvis to the urinary bladder

each ureter is an extension of the pelvis of a kidney and extend about 25 to 30 cm down to the urinary bladder

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a tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

the outer end of urethra is controlled by sphincter

it transport urine by peristalsis

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can produce either a large volume of dilute urine or a small volume of concentrated urine depending on the hydration level of the body and each kidney processes incoming blood plasma in ways that allow it to leave the kidney in better condition

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RENAL CAPSULE

surrounds each kidney

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RENAL COLUMN

space between medulla

provides supportive framework for vessels that enter and exit the cortex

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RENAL PYRAMID

mainly tubules that transport urine from cortex to calyces before it passes to the ureter to the urinary bladder

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CORTEX

where urine is produced going to the calyces

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CALYX/CALYCES

where urine is collected before it passes to the ureter then to the urinary bladder

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RENAL PELVIS

the renal pelvis narrows to form a small tube, the ureter, which exits the kidney and connects to the urinary bladder

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RENAL MEDULLA

where filtrate is being carried toward the renal pelvis

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CORTEX

where our blood is being filtered

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RENAL PELVIS

where urine is drain into our ureter

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3.8 cm. (1.5 inches) length and its opening to the outside is called urethral orifice

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the urethra has two important roles it is responsible for urine being out in our body and as a pathway for semen to be taken out from the body.

20 cm (8 inches) long