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The Urinary System Ch. 22 HBHD

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Structures of a nephron<br />

Bowman’s s capsule:<br />

Bowman<br />

A bulb at the end of the coiled tube of the nephron<br />

Surrounds a cluster a capillaries called the<br />

glomerulus<br />

Glomerulus:<br />

Glomerulus:<br />

A cluster of capillaries inside the Bowman’s Bowman s<br />

capsule<br />

Where water and impurities leave the blood<br />

Afferent arteriole = carries blood TO the glomerulus<br />

Efferent arteriole = carries blood AWAY FROM the<br />

glomerulus

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