Nephron - It is the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule., Bowman's capsule - the cup shaped part of a nephron that surrounds glomerulus and collects filtrate from the blood, Glomerulus - a group of capillaries within the Bowman's capsule in the cortex of the kidney, PCT - part of the nephron that leads from Bowman's capsule to the loop of Henle, Loop of Henle - the part of the nephron between PCT and DCT, DCT - part of the nephron that leads from the loop of Henle to collecting duct, Collecting duct - tube in the medulla of the kidney that carries urine from the DCT of many nephrons to the renal pelvis, Deamination - the breakdown of excess amino acids in the liver, by the removal of the amine group, ammonia and urea is formed, Urea - a nitrogenous excretory product produced in the liver from the deamination of amino acids, EXcretion - the removal of toxic or waste products of metabolism from the body,

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