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They regulate water volume and solute concentration.
They ensure long-term acid-base balance in the body.
Metabolic wastes, toxins, and drugs.
Erythropoietin.
It regulates blood pressure.
It gets activated.
They transport urine from kidneys to the bladder.
It serves as a temporary storage reservoir for urine.
The right kidney is lower due to the liver's position.
Renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal pelvis.
It contains cone-shaped medullary pyramids.
Inward extensions of cortical tissue separating renal pyramids.
From renal pyramid to minor calyx, major calyx, renal pelvis, and ureter.
Cup-shaped areas collecting urine from pyramidal papillae.
They collect urine from minor calyces and empty it into the renal pelvis.