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Ch. 15 - The Urinary System
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4. Chemical substance or system that minimizes changes in pH by releasing or binding hydrogen ions.
8. State of abnormally high hydrogen ion concentration in the extracellular fluid.
10. Substance released by the kidneys that is involved with raising blood pressure.
12. Double-walled cup at end of a renal tubule; encloses a glomerulus. Also called Bowman's capsule.
13. The indented region of an organ from which blood and/or lymph vessels and nerves enter and exit.
15. A substance capable of binding with hydrogen ions; a proton acceptor.
16. Passage of a solvent and dissolved substances through a membrane or filter.
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1. Structural and functional unit of the kidney; consists of the glomerulus and renal tubule.
2. Cluster of capillaries forming part of the nephron; forms filtrate.
3. A kidney stone.
5. System primarily responsible for water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance and removal of nitrogenous wastes.
6. Elimination of waste products from the body.
7. Urination, or voiding; emptying the bladder.
9. Canal through which urine passes from the bladder to outside the body.
11. Main nitrogen-containing waste excreted in urine.
14. Tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder.