Ch15 Flashcards
Mary lost lots of weight, and suddenly she was having problems with her urine flow. What would you guess happened, and what caused the problem?
Fat helps keep the kidneys anchored against the body trunk wall. When she lost weight, the amount of fat decreased and the kidneys fell to a lower position causing the ureters to kink and inhibit urine flow.
Filtrate is collected in the —– and leaves via the —–.
glomerular capsule, renal tubule
Most reabsorption occurs in the ——.
proximal convoluted tubule
Urine is what remains after the filtrate has lost most of its water, nutrients, and necessary ions; this is what drips off end of collecting ducts into ——.
minor calcyes
— contains everything that blood plasma
does (except proteins)
Filtrate
— contains nitrogenous wastes and substances that are not needed.
Urine
Urine is Yellow color due to the pigment — (from the destruction of hemoglobin) and solutes.
urochrome
What are Solutes normally found in urine ?
Sodium and potassium ions
Urea, uric acid, creatinine
Ammonia
Bicarbonate ions
Ureters are Slender tubes attaching the — to the —.
kidney, bladder
Urinary bladder has three openings which are ———-.
Two from the ureters One to the urethra
—- is triangular region of the bladder base.
Trigone
Urinary bladder wall is consisted of three layers of smooth muscle collectively called the —-.
detrusor muscle
What is thin-walled tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body by peristalsis?
Urethra
What are two sphincters that control the release of urine ?
by Internal urethral sphincter- Involuntary and made of smooth muscle
External urethral sphincter- Voluntary and made of skeletal muscle
What are the roles of Kidneys in maintaining blood composition?
Excretion of nitrogen-containing wastes (previously discussed)
Maintaining water balance of the blood
Maintaining electrolyte balance of the blood Ensuring proper blood pH