Human urinary System Terminology

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homeostasis

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the maintenance of stable internal physiological conditions

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urine

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waste material that is secreted by the kidney, is rich in end products (as urea, uric acid, and) of protein.

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kidney

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one pair of vertebrate organs situated in the body cavity near the spinal column.

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Urethra

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A tube that releases urine from the body near the vagina in females or through the penis in males; also serves in males as the exit tube for the reproductive system.

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Nephrons

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The tubular excretory unit of the vertebrate kidney.

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Models

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An accurate representation of an object or phenomenon. Models can be visual, physical, mathematical, or computational; they are often used in the development of scientific theories or the engineering of artifacts.

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Abstraction

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The process of taking away or removing characteristics from something in order to reduce it to a set of essential characteristics.

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Glomerular filtration rate

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The amount of fluid and dissolved substances both kidneys are capable of filtering per minute.

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Algorithms

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A procedure used for solving a problem or performing a computation.

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Decision tree

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Frameworks with only if/then statements that allow a medical professional or organization to make consistent choices or classifications of data.