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aa) Kidneys;
bb) i) M - Aorta;
P - Renal artery;
Q - Renal vein;
iii) Blood vessel - Renal artery;
Reason - most of the urea that enters via the renal artery is removed through ultrafiltration as blood flows through the kidney;
cc) Name - Ureter;
Ffunction - draws urine from kidneys pelvis to the urinary bladder;
dd) i) S - Cortex;
T - Medulla;
iii) - Bowman’s capsule;
- Glomerulus;
- Distal convoluted tubule;
- Proximal convoluted tubule;
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