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Chapter 24 - The Urinary System Flashcards

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nephros, renalis

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kidney

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urinary system organs

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kidneys
ureters
urinary bladder
urethra

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urinary system functions

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maintains purity of blood and other body fluids by disposing of waste products
regulates blood volume and chemical makeup

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urea

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from breakdown of amino acids

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uric acid

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from nucleic acid turnover

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creatinine

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formed by creatine phosphate

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Kidneys - external gross anatomy

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reddish brown, bean shaped - retroperitoneal
right kidney is slightly inferior to left
lateral surface is convex, medial is concave
cushioning by fat layers

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hilus

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area where blood vessels, nerves pass

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renal capsule

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surrounds each kidney (dense CT layer)

maintains shape

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Kidneys - internal gross anatomy 2 parts

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cortex

medulla

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cortex

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outer region 
renal corpuscles (filters)
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medulla

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inner region

renal columns surround and separate the pyramids

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medullary pyramids

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base and apex are striated

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lobes

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pyramid + cortical tissue

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renal sinus

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space in medial portion of kidney
opening to hills
contains renal vessels, nerves, fat, renal pelvis, and calices

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renal pelvis

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flat tube, superior portion of ureter

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calyx

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extension of renal pelvis

major or minor tubes that surround papillae (apex) of the pyramids

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Arteries - kidneys

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rich blood supply ~20-25% of heart’s systemic output
renal arteries deliver blood to kidneys
each renal artery divides into 5 segmental arteries
each segmental artery divides into lobar arteries, which divide into inter lobar arteries

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Veins - kidneys

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Trace artery pathways in reverse with the exception of lobar and segmental veins
renal veins exit kidney and empty into IVC

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nerves - kidneys

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renal plexus

sympathetic innervation

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Uriniferous tubule

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structural and functional unit of the kidney
crowded together into kidney
surrounded by loose CT (interstitial CT)

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2 major parts of uriniferous tubule

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nephron

collecting duct

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nephron

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formed by a renal corpuscle, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of henle, and distal convoluted tubule

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Kidneys produce urine by (3)

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filtration
reabsorption
secretion

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filtration

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blood filtrate enters nephron

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reabsorption

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nutrients, water, ions are returned to blood

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secretion

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undesired substances move from blood to urine

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Nephron parts (4)

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renal corpuscle
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of Henle
distal convoluted tubule

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renal corpuscle

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filtration
located in cortex
glomerulus

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glomerulus

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ball of capillaries with many pores
surrounded by glomerular capsule (Bowman’s capsule) with capsular space
has filtration membrane

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proximal convoluted tubule

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located in cortex, most active in reabsorption and secretion

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loop of Henle

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descending limb = narrowest part

ascending limb = thick segment with a small portion of thin segment

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distal convoluted tubule

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located only in renal cortex
performs some reabsorption and secretion
conserves body fluids

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nephron classes

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cortical

juxtamedullary

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cortical

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located mostly in cortex

36
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juxtamedullary

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renal corpuscles are located at cortex-medulla border; have long loops of Henle

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collecting tubules (ducts)

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each receives urine from many nephrons
runs into medulla and combines with others to form papillary ducts, which empty into calicos
conserve body fluids; site where ADH acts

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ADH

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increases permeability, causing more water to be reabsorbed

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Ureters

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One per kidney
carry urine from kidneys to bladder
enters bladder obliquely (prevents blackflow)
distention causes contraction (peristaltic waves

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Layers of the Ureters (3)

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mucosa
muscularis
adventitia

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Urinary bladder

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collapsible, distensible, and muscular
stores and eliminates urine
males: anterior to rectum
females: anterior to vagina and uterus
full bladder holds ~1 pint of urine
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Urethra

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thin-walled tube, drains urine from body

composed of smooth muscle and inner layer of mucosa

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internal urethral sphincter

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located between bladder and urethra, involuntary control

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external urethral sphincter

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located at distal end of urethra, voluntary control

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Micturition

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emptying the bladder
detrusor muscle contracts, assisted by abdominal wall muscles
controlled by brain

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Incontinence

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inability to control micturition

47
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Brain and micturition

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urine accumulates
bladder wall stretches and activates stretch receptors
sensory signals sent to pons
parasympathetic neurons signal detrusor muscle to contract

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Pathway

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blood
renal corpuscle
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of hence
distal convoluted tuble
collection tubule (duct)
papillary duct
minor calyx
major calyx
renal pelvis
ureter
bladder
urethra
micturition
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Disorders of Urinary system

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renal calculi (kidney stones)
pyelitis
pyelonephritis
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)

50
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renal calculi

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kidney stones
minerals in urine crystallize
most can pass but some become too big and obstruct a ureter

51
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pyelitis

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infection of renal pelvis and calices

52
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pyelonephritis

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infection of entire kidney

53
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)

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genetic disorder
cysts (fluid-filled sacs) form and enlarge
No obvious symptoms until age 30-40

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