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A _____ is the surgical fixation of a prolapsed rectum to an adjacent tissue or organ.
Efferent Arterioles
Structures that deliver blood to peritubular capillaries that are wrapped around the renal tubules of the nephron in the kidneys.
Peritubular Capillaries
Small blood vessels that surround the tubules in the kidney, involved in the exchange of substances between blood and the filtrate in nephrons.
Distal Convoluted Tubules
Part of the nephron in the kidney where final adjustments in urine composition are made.
Renal Corpuscle
The initial filtering component of the nephron in kidneys, consisting of the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, where blood filtration begins.
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