term	page reference
urinary system	832
kidney	832
ureter	832
urinary bladder	832
urethra	832
waste	833
metabolic waste	833
nitrogenous waste	833
urea	833
uric acid	833
creatinine	833
azotemia	833
uremia	833
excretion	833
osmole	834
osmolality	834
osmolarity	834
hilum	834
renal fascia	834
adipose capsule	834
renal capsule	834
renal sinus	834
renal cortex	834
renal medulla	834
renal columns	834
renal pyramids	834
papilla	834
minor calyx	834
major calyx	834
renal pelvis	834
nephron	834
juxtamedullary nephron	835
cortical nephron	835
renal artery and vein	835
interlobar artery and vein	835
arcuate artery and vein	835
interlobular artery and vein	835
afferent arteriole	835
glomerulus	835
efferent arteriole	835
peritubular capillaries	837
vasa recta	838
renal corpuscle	838
glomerular capsule	838
podocyte	838
capsular space	838
urinary pole	838
vascular pole	838
renal tubule	838
proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)	838
nephron loop	839
descending limb	839
ascending limb	839
thin segment	839
thick segment	839
distal convoluted tubule (DCT)	839
collecting duct	839
papillary duct	839
juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA)	839
glomerular filtration	839
glomerular filtrate	839
tubular fluid	839
urine	839
filtration membrane	840
foot process	840
filtration slit	840
albuminuria	840
hematuria	840
glomerular filtration rate (GFR)	842
renal autoregulation	842
juxtaglomerular (JG) cell	842
macula densa	843
mesangial cell	843
renin	844
angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)	844
angiotensin II	844
tubular reabsorption	846
transcellular route	846
paracellular route	846
sodium-dependent glucose transporter (SGLT)	846
obligatory water reabsorption	847
glycosuria	848
tubular secretion	848
countercurrent multiplier	850
countercurrent exchanger	851
urinalysis	852
urochrome	852
pyuria	853
specific gravity	853
polyuria	854
diuresis	854
oliguria	854
anuria	854
diabetes	854
diuretic	854
renal clearance	854
detrusor muscle	855
rugae	855
trigone	855
external urethral orifice	856
prostatic urethra	856
membranous urethra	856
penile urethra	856
urethral glands	857
internal urethral sphincter	857
external urethral sphincter	857
micturition reflex	857
micturition center	857

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