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Chapter 23: Urinary System Flashcards

1
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What are the 5 functions of the kidney?

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2
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Formation of new glucose from glycerol and amino acids

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gluconeogenesis

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3
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What are the two endocrine functions?

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  1. Erythropoietin- regulation of RBC production
  2. Renin- regulation of blood pressure and kidney function
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4
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any substance useless to body or present in excess body’s needs

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waste

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5
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waste substance produced by the body

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metabolic waste

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6
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What are three nitrogenous wastes?

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  1. urea formation
  2. uric acid
  3. creatinine
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7
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Explain the formation of urea

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proteins -> amino acids -> removed -> forms ammonia -> liver converts ammonia to urea

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8
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product of nucleic acid catabolism

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uric acid

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9
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product of creatine phosphate catabolism

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creatinine

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10
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What is the main function of the urinary system?

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to filter blood and produce urine

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11
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What doe renal arteries do?

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deliver 25% of cardiac output to the kidneys each minute

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12
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label the urinary organs

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13
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Label the urinary organ anatomy

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14
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Label the kidney anatomy

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15
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What are the two types of nephrons?

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16
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very long nephron looks, maintain salinity gradient in the medulla and help conserve water

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Juxtamedullary nephrons

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17
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most common, contains short nephron loops, found in the cortex layer

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cortical nephrons

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18
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structural and functional units of the kidney that form urine

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nephrons

19
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What are the two main parts of the nephron and their functions

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20
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filters the blood plasma in the kidney

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renal corpuscle

21
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long, coiled tube that converts the filtrate into urine

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renal tubule

22
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Lable the nephron anatomy

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23
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Lable the nephron anatomy

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24
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What are the two layers of the renal corpuscle

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25
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Lable the renal corpuscle anatomy

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26
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conversion of glomerular filtrate to urine involves the removal and addition of chemicals by tubular_____ and ______

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reabsorption and secretion

27
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Explain the stages/ steps to urine formation

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28
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reabsorbs about 65% of glomerular filtrate, removes some substances from blood, and secretes them into tubular fluid for disposal in urine

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proximal convoluted tubule

29
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What part of the nephron has nonregulated reabsorption?

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proximal convoluted tubule

30
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What does the proximal convoluted tubule contain?

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31
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loop of henle contains what type of nephrons?

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juxtamedullary nephrons

32
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What is the function of the loop of henle?

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33
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What is the function of the distal tuble and collecting duct?

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34
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What hormone receptors are found in the distal tubule?

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ADH, aldosterone, etc.

35
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What are organs of the urinary system?

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ureters, bladder, urethra

36
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retroperitoneal, muscular tubes that extend from each kidney to the urinary bladder

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ureters

37
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muscular sack for storing urine

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bladder

38
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tube that conveys urine out of the body

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urethra

39
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Lable the urinary stuctures

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40
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Lable the urinary structures

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41
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the act of urinating

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micturation

42
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involuntary spinal reflex that partly controls urination

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micturation reflex

43
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What is invloved during voiding?

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