VOCABULARY LIST 20 - Excretory System

excretion
metabolic waste
lungs, sweat glands, liver, small intestines
urinary system
kidney
cortex
medulla
renal pelvis
ureter
urinary bladder
urethra
renal artery
renal vein
nephron
kidney tubule
Bowman's capsule
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of Henle
distal convoluted tubule
collecting duct
glomerulus
afferent arteriole
efferent arteriole
peritubular capillary network
filtration
glomerular filtrate
selective reabsorption
osmosis
tubular excretion
water reabsorption