Anatomy Part 2 Flashcards
What is the function of the urinary system?
To produce urine and eliminate it from the body
What are the organs of the urinary system?
2 kidneys
2 ureters
1 bladder
1 urethra
What is the name of the tube leading urine out of the body?
Urethra
What anchours these organs to surrounding structures and helps maintain normal position?
Connective tissue
What artery brings blood to the kidneys?
Renal artery
Reabsorption reoccurs where in the nephron?
Tubules
- Move water, electrolytes, all nutrients from tubules back into blood
Where is the kidneys work actually done?
In the nephrons
3 main parts of nephrons:
- Glomerulus
- Tubule
- Bowman’s capsule
Filtration occurs in what part of the nephron?
glomerulus
Functions of kidneys:
- To produce and secrete urine
- Fluid and electrolyte balance
- Acid base balance (proper pH)
What is the most important nitrogenous waste that exits the kidney from protein metabolism?
Urea
What happens in kidney failure?
Electrolytes aren’t held to their normal concentrations.
What 3 processes does kidneys go through to form urine? What substances are involved?
Filtration (water, electrolytes, and nutrients)
Reabsorption (water and electrolytes, normally all nutrients)
Secretion (potassium and hydrogen)
What regulates the volume of urine produced?
Changes in the amount reabsorbed from the distal and collecting tubules
ADH, is produced by what?
Anti-diuretic hormone
- Produced in posterior pituitary
- The amount of H2O reabsorbed is determined by ADH and aldosterone
What is the name of the clump of capillaries?
Glomerulus
What is the name of the tube/ passageway leading from the kidneys to the bladder?
Ureters
What is the most common disorder that happens within the kidney?
Kidney stones known as renal calculi
What happens as urine is secreted?
It drops out of collecting tubules into the ureters and down to the bladder
What forces urine down to the ureters and into the bladder?
Waves of involuntary muscle contraction
What forms the wall of the bladder?
Smooth muscle fibres
How many opening are in the floor of the bladder?
3
- two form ureter
- one into urethra
- one urethra hole
Functions of the bladder:
- Reservoir for urine before it leave the body
2. Aided by urethra, expels urine from the body
T/F the female urethra is longer than the males
False, the female urethra is 1- 1/2 inches while the males is approx. 8 inches
The male urethra has two passageways, what are they for?
Semen
Urine
Urine components/substances:
Nitrogenous wastes Electrolytes Toxins Pigments Hormones Various abnormal constituents
T/F urine is approximately 95% water
True
Respiratory system (excretory organ, substance excreted)
Excretory organ: lungs
Substance excreted: carbon dioxide, water