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and empties into the collecting duct which
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then moves down through the cortex, through the medulla,
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and into this region of the renal pelvis
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where all the collecting ducts empty into the ureter
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and then onto the bladder.
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A filtrate of plasma is produced here in the glomerulus
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and as this filtrate of plasma, this fluid
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that is going to be urine at some point, moves through this series of tubules,
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it gets processed, it gets modified, it gets changed.
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In particular, the cells of these tubules are able
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to reabsorb the molecules that you need.
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They reabsorb a lot of water, they reabsorb a lot of sodium,