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Unit 15 - The Urinary system

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accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

chemical buffer systems

Rapid; first line of defense. minimizes changes in pH by releasing or binding hydrogen ions

extracellular fluid

body fluids located outside of cells

glomerular filtration

The first step in urine formation in which substances in blood pass through the filtration membrane and the filtrate enters the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron.

A ball of capillaries surrounded by Bowman's capsule in the nephron and serving as the site of filtration in the vertebrate kidney.