A bacteriostatic is a compound that prevents bacterial growth. Though a bacteriostatic won't kill bacteria, it will limit the...
1 Cortex â the outer region of the kidney; extensions of the cortical tissue, contains about one million blood filtering nephrons. 2  Nephron â these are the filtration units in the kidneys. 3  Medulla â inner region of the kidney contains 8-12 renal pyramids.
Distal Tubule-In the vertebrate kidney, the portion of a nephron that helps refine filtrate and empties it into a collecting duct. Collecting Duct-The location in the kidney where filtrate from renal tubules is collected; the filtrate is now called urine.reter-A duct leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder. Urethra-A tube that releases urine from the body near the vagina in females and through the penis in males; also serves in males as the exit tube for the reproductive system.