**A&P 2 Unit 24 (Lab) [Urinary System] Flashcards
List the organs of the urinary system. Which are paired? Which are single?
- 2 Kidneys
- 2 Ureters
- Urinary Bladder
- Urethra
Which organ produces the urine?
The Kidneys
Which organ conveys the urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder?
Ureters
What is the function of the urinary bladder?
Urine Reservior
What is the function of the urethra?
Carry the urine out of the body.
If blood pH is becoming too acidic, which ion will the kidneys excrete more of into the urine?
H+
What hormone is secreted from the kidneys? Whats its function?
- Erythropoietin
- Regulates blood cell formation
When do the kidneys conduct gluconeogenesis?
During times of starvation
Which body wall do the kidneys lie against?
Posterior body wall, posterior to the peritoneal membrane
Retroperitoneal
Posterior to the peritoneal membrane
What tissue forms the thickest connective tissue surrounding the kidneys?
A middle layer of adipose tissue
What is the thin fibrous covering of a kidney called?
Renal Capsule
Name both the outer region & the middle region of a kidney.
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Outer
- Renal Cortex
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Middle
- Renal Medulla
What are the triangular areas of the renal medulla called?
Renal or Medullary Pyramids
Where are the renal columns located, & what region extends inward to form the columns?
Inward extensions of the renal cortex in between the pryramids.
What is the function of a nephron?
To regulate the concentration of water & soluble substances like sodium salts, by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed & excreting the rest as urine.
What structures give the renal pyramids a striated appearance (without a microscope)?
Looping tubules of the nephron as well as structures that drain fluid from the nephron.
The inner region of a kidney collects the urine draining from renal pyraminds. Place these 3 areas in order of urine flow: Major Calyx, Renal Pelvis, Minor Calyx.
- Minor Calyx
- Major Calyx
- Renal Pelvis
What tube (outside the kidney) does urine enter after draining from the renal pelvis?
Ureter
Name the single vessel that supplies a kidney with its blood. What major abdominal artery does this vessel branch from?
- Renal Artery
- Descending Aorta
Name the single vessel that receives blood draining from the kidney. What major abdominal vein does this vessel attach to?
- Renal Vein
- Inferior Vena Cava
How is the wall of a fenestrated capillary different from the wall of a continuous capillary?
More leaky in fenestrated
In other parts of the body, what type of blood vessel drains a capillary network? In contrast, what type of blood vessel drains the glomerulus?
- Venules
- Efferent Arterioles
Name the two capillary networks associated with any one nephron.
- Glomerulus
- Vasa recta/peritubular capillaries
While the glomerulus is fenestrated, the peritubular capillaries are continuous capillaries. Which of these capillaries is the site of blood filtration? Why are they better suited for filtration?
- Glomerulus
- The fenestrated capillaries are more leaky.
During filtration, water & small solutes are forced from the glomerulus into a space. Name this space, & name the capsule that encloses both the glomerulus & the space.
- Capsular Space
- Glomerular Capsule
Compare the parietal & visceral layers of the glomerular capsule.
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Parietal
- Simple squamous epithelium
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Visceral
- Consists of cells called podocytes that surround the capillaries of the glomerulus
Podocytes
- Surround the capillaries of the glomerulus
- They keep certain things from passing through the capillaries.
The fluid & solutes that are filtered from the blood must pass through the filtration membrane. List the 3 layers of the filtration membrane, in order of fluid/solute flow.
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Fenestrations
- Pores in endothelial cells of glomerulus
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Basement membrane
- Extracellular material between glomerulus and podocytes
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Filtration slits
- Located between pedicels of podocytes
Name the fluid found in the capsular space.
Filtrate