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Function: store urine until expulsion. Location: pelvic cavity, posterior to the pubic bone

Function: filter blood to remove waste and excess substances, producing urine. Location: retroperitoneal space in the abdomen, one on each side of the spine

Function: transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Location: descend from the renal pelvis of the kidney to the bladder, one on each side

Function: contains the nephron structures that facilitate the concentration of urine. Location: inner portion of the kidney, beneath the cortex

Function: funnel for urine flowing to the ureter. Location: central part of the kidney, where the renal calyces join together

Function: contains nephrons where filtration of blood occurs. Location: outer portion of the kidneys

Function: conducts urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. Location: extends from the bladder to the external urethral orifice

Function: the functional units of the kidney, perform the filtration and purification of blood. Location: distributed throughout the renal cortex and medulla

Function: network of capillaries that performs the first step of filtering blood. Location: within the nephrons in the renal cortex of each kidney