Ch 18: Review Exercises Flashcards
Urinary System
A funnel-shaped basin that collects urine from collecting ducts
Renal Pelvis
The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
Urethra
A microscopic functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
A tube connecting a kidney with the bladder
Ureter
The inner region of the kidney
Renal Medulla
The outer region of the kidney
Renal Cortex
The portion of the nephron receiving filtrate from Bowman’s capsule
Proximal Convoluted Tubule
The vessel that branches to form the glomerulus
Renal Artery
The vessel that takes blood away from the kidney
Renal Vein
A tube that receives urine from the distal convoluted tubule
Collecting Duct
The portion of the nephron that dips into the medulla
The Loop of Henle
The process that returns useful substances in the filtrate to the bloodstream
Reabsorption
The process by which substances leave the glomerulus and enter the glomerular capsules
Glomerular Filtration
The hormone, produced in the kidney, that stimulates erythrocyte synthesis in the red bone marrow
Erythropoietin
When the bladder is empty, its lining is thrown into folds known as
Rugae
The vessel that brings blood to the glomerulus is the
Renal Artery
The most distal portion of the nephron is the
Distal Convoluted Tubule
The correct order of urine flow from its source to the outside of the body (4 steps)
a. Renal Pelvis
b. Ureter
c. Bladder
d. Urethra
Renal Pelvis
A funnel-shaped basin that collects urine from collecting ducts
Urethra
The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
Nephron
A microscopic functional unit of the kidney
Ureter
A tube connecting a kidney with the bladder
Renal Medulla
The inner region of the kidney
Renal Cortex
The outer region of the kidney
