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renal system |
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Synonyms |
systema urinaria systema urinarium renal system urinary tract excretory system urinary system renal/urinary system renal or urinary system |
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Definitions |
In humans, the renal system comprises a pair of kidneys, a pair of ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, sphincter muscle and associated blood vessels The renal system in an anatomical system that maintains fluid balance and contributes to electrolyte balance, acid/base balance, and disposal of nitrogenous waste products.. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001008 |
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In humans, the renal system comprises a pair of kidneys, a pair of ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, sphincter muscle and associated blood vessels |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excretory_system galen:UrinaryTract MESH:D014551 FMA:7159 |
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definition |
The renal system in an anatomical system that maintains fluid balance and contributes to electrolyte balance, acid/base balance, and disposal of nitrogenous waste products.. |
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editor note |
In various sources such as Encyclopedia Britannica, the excretory and urinary systems are indeed the same system (see wikipedia talk page); we merge two BTO classes here |
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has_exact_synonym |
systema urinaria systema urinarium renal system urinary tract excretory system urinary system |
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has_related_synonym |
renal/urinary system renal or urinary system |
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homology notes |
Evolution of vertebrate renal anatomy appears quite conservative when compared, for example, to evolution of respiratory and cardiovascular systems in vertebrates. Major anatomical changes in vertebrates kidneys separate those of birds and mammals from kidneys of lower vertebrates. General increase in animal size from fish to mammals is reflected by an increase in total number of nephrons per kidney, rather than by constant change in tubular dimensions.[well established][VHOG] |
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renal system |
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prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001008 |
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renal system |
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