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Kidneys, Extrarenal Salt Excretion, and Urine

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Avian Physiology

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Abstract

The urinary organs consist of paired symmetrical kidneys and the ureters, which transport urine to the urodeum of the cloaca. A urinary bladder and a renal pelvis are absent in birds. The kidneys are located in the bony depressions of the fused pelvis. Each kidney is made up of three divisions, often called lobes, designated as cranial, middle, and caudal (Siller and Hindle, 1969). Each division is made up of lobules, comprised of a large cortical mass of tissue and a smaller medullary component (Figures 14–1, 14–2, and 14–3). It is more correct to consider the avian lobe as the total complement of lobules drained by a single uretral branch (Siller, 1971).

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Sturkie, P.D. (1976). Kidneys, Extrarenal Salt Excretion, and Urine. In: Sturkie, P.D. (eds) Avian Physiology. Springer Advanced Texts in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96274-5_14

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