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Urinary System
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2 Kidneys
2 Ureters
Bladder
Urethra
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Kidney structure
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Medial depression leads to
hallow renal sinus
. blood...
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Inside the renal sinus
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Major and Minor calyces
small papillae project in each minor calyx
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2 distinct regions of the kidney
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Renal medulla - houses tubes leading to the renal papilae
Renal cortex - contains...
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Kidney Functions
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Regulate:
volume
composition
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Remove metabolic...
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Renal blood vessels
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Abdominal aorta ->renal arteries -> kidneys ->
interlobar arteries ->...
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Nephrons
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kidney contains 1 million nephrons
. each nephron has
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Renal Corpuscle
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filtering portion of the nephron
Made up of a ball of capillaries
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Urine formation
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involves glomerular filtration
tubular reabsorption
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Hydrostatic pressure
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Main force for moving substances for filtration
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Factors that affect filtration rate
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Filtration pressure
Glomerular plasma osmotic pressure
Hydrostatic pressure in the glomerular...
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Renin - Angiotensin system
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regulates sodium secretion
When sodium chlorid decreases in tubular fluid
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Tubular reabsorption
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Most reabsorption occurs in the proximal
convaluted tubule
Carrier...
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Urea and ureic acid secretion
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Urea is a byproduct of amino acid metabolism
Uric acid is a byproduct of nucleic acid...
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Tubular secretion
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transports certain substances from plasma into renal tubular
Active transport moves...
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Urine compostion
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Varies from time to time
reflects amounts of water and solutes that the kidneys eliminate...
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Ureters
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muscular tubes extending from kidneys to base of urinary bladder
Composed of 3 coats
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Urinary bladder
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hollow distensible muscular organ
Trigone
. openings for the 2 ueters
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Micturation
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Voiding the bladder
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