Chapter 24 - Urinary System Flashcards
Primary functions of the US
formation of urine through filtration of blood
functions of urine
excretion of metabolic waste, regulation of blood volume, osmolarity, and pH balance
main type of metabolic waste secreted by urine
nitrogenous waste
functions of Kidney
filter blood, form urine, secrete erythropoietin, calcitriol synthesis, detoxification of free radicals
function of ureters
transport urine to urinary bladder
urinary bladder function
stores urine
urethra funciton
excretes urine from the urinary bladder
erythropoietin
hormone that stimulates erythropoiesis: RBC formation
calcitriol synthesis
active formation of vitamin D that raised blood calcium
free radicals
atoms with an unpaired electron that are highly reactive and destructive
example of free radical
oxygen radical
nitrogenous waste
toxic metabolic waste through which excess nitrogen is created in the body
types of nitrogenous wastes
Ammonia, Urea, Uric Acid, Creatine
Ammonia chemical formula
NH3
Urea Chemical formula
CO(H2)2
ammonia is produced from
amino groups during protein breakdown
urea is produced from
ammonia by the live
uric acid is produced from
the breakdown of nucleic acids
creatine is produced from
the breakdown of creatine phosphate
blood flow through the kidney arteries
abdominal aorta, renal artery, segmental arteries, interlobar arteries, arcuate arteries, cortical arteries, afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole
renal arteries
enter the kidney and branch into the segmented arteries
segmented arteries
branch into interlobar arteries
interlobar arteries
pass through renal columns and branch into arcuate arteries
arcuate arteries
lie at the corticomedullary junction
corticomedullary junction
the border between the renal cortex and medulla that branch into cortical radiate arteries
cortical radiate arteries
move into the cortex and branch into afferent arterioles
afferent arterioles
form the glomerulus capillary bed
efferent arteriole
emerges from the glomerulus and branches into the peritubular capillaries or vasa recta
the kidney veins are the same as the kidney arteries except for
there are no segmental veins
renal fibrous capsule
external layer that encloses and protects the kidney
the renal fibrous capsule is composed of what type of tissue
collagen fiber
renal parenchyma
granular tissue that forms urine and encircles
renal sinus
cavity near the medial aspect of the kidney
regions of the parenchyma
cortex and medulla
the cortex is ____ and the medulla is _____
superficial, deep
renal columns
extensions of cortical tissue
renal pyramids
composed of nephron loops and collecting ducts
nephron
functional unit of kidney
nephron function
filters blood to form filtrate and concentrate and convert waste into urine
filtrate
filtered blood that enters the nephron
how much filtrate goes through a kidney a day
1.2 million
parts of the nephron
renal corpuscle and renal tubule
renal corpuscle is composed of
the glomerulus capillary bed and glomerulus capsule
function of renal corpuscle
filter blood
the renal corpuscle is found in
the cortex
glomerulus
a cluster of capillaries that delivers blood to the kidney
glomerulus capsule
surrounds glomerulus
layers of the glomerulus capsule
visceral layer, capsular space, and parietal layer
glomerulus visceral layer is made of
cells called podocytes surrounding capillaries
glomerulus capsular space
between layers of glomerulus where filtrate enters corpuscle
the parietal layer of the glomerulus
outer wall of the corpuscle
renal tubule function
forms urine from filtrate
parts of the renal tubule
proximal convoluted tubule, nephron loop, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct
proximal convoluted tubule receives filtrate from
the Renal corpuscle
the proximal convoluted tubule is found in
the cortex
PCT shape
long and coiled
nephron loop receives filtrate from
the PCT
the Nephron Loop is where
descends into the medulla and is part of the renal pyramids
nephron loop shape
u-shaped
distal convoluted tubule receives filtrate from
the nephron loop
the distal convoluted tubule is found in the
renal cortex
the collecting duct receives urine from
multiple DCTs
function of the DCT
delivers urine into larger urine collecting structures
the collecting duct is located within
the renal pyramid
glomerular filtration
blood is filtered from the glomerulus and forms filtrate
glomerular filtration occurs in
the renal corpuscle
where does tubular reabsorption occur
in renal tubule