The structure of the urinary organs

In this topic

• Why the body must excrete
• The urinary system and the kidney
• The nephron — the kidney's working unit
• The urinary tract and caring for it

Key terms

• Excretion
• Urea
• Kidney
• Hilum
• Cortex
• Medulla
• Renal pelvis
• Nephron
• Glomerulus
• Bowman's capsule
• Loop of Henle
• Ureter

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