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What are the specialized tubes in the kidneys in which waste is collected from the blood?

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The kidneys receive their blood supply through the renal arteries. Blood is carried towards the outer edges of the organs, into the capillaries where wastes are taken in by the nephrons, and then leaves the kidneys purified via the renal veins.
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