| Term | Definition |
|---|
| afferent arteriole | vessel that conveys blood to glomerulus of nephron within kidneys |
| detrusor muscle | muscular wall of the urinary bladder |
| efferent arteriole | the vessel that conducts blood away from the glomerulus of a kidney nephron |
| glomerular capsule | proximal portion of a renal tubule that encloses the glomerulus of a nephron; Bowman's capsule |
| glomerulus | a capillary tuft within the glomerular capsule of a nephron |
| juxtaglomerular apparatus | structure located in the arteriolar walls near the glomerulus that regulates renal blood flow |
| micturition | urination |
| nephron | the functional unit of a kidney, consisting of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule |
| peritubular capillary | capillary that surrounds a renal tubule and functions in reabsorption and secretion during urine formation |
| renal corpuscle | part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and glomerular capsule |
| renal cortex | the outer portion of a kidney |
| renal medulla | the inner portion of a kidney |
| renal tubule | portion of a nephron that extends from the renal corpuscle to the collecting duct |
| retroperitoneal | located behind the peritoneum |
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