Because of Its Importance, the United States Gets Multiple Memberships

question 13

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Because of its importance, the United States gets multiple memberships in the ISO.

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Definitions:

Urethra

A tube that connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body, allowing the expulsion of urine.

Distal Convoluted Tubule

The segment of the nephron in the kidney where final adjustments in urine composition are made, crucial for regulating blood pressure and electrolyte balance.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A segment of the nephron in the kidney where a major portion of the reabsorption of water, ions, and all organic nutrients occurs.

Bowman Capsule

A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.