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Chapter 25 Study Guide Flashcards

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Urinary system organs

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kidneys (2)

ureters (2)

urinary bladder

urethra

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kidney functions

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filter blood plasma

separater waste from want

regulate blood volume and pressure

control blood osmolarity

secrete renin

erythropoientin

calcitriol

regulate blood pH

carry out gluconeogenesis in times of starvation

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Excretion

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process of isolating wastes from the body fluids and eliminating them

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Nitrogenous wastes

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urea

uric acid

nucleic acid

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kidney location

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against the posterior abdominal wall at level of T12 to L 3

RT kidney slightly lower due to space occupied by the liver above it

They are retroperitoneal

adrenal gland lies superior

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kidney appearance

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gland consisting of more than 1 million nephrons

medial surface has slit (hilum) where blood vessels, nerves and the ureter enter and exit

kidney bean shaped in physical appearance

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blood flow through kidney

input to filtration

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renal artery

segmental artery

interlobar artery

arcuate artery

interlobular arteries

afferent arteriole

glomerulus

efferent arteriole

peritubular capillaries

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blood flow through kidney

filtration to output

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peritubular capillaries

vasa recta

interlobular veins

arcuate vein

interlobar vein

renal vein

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funtion of nephron

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receives blood and filters it of waste material

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structure of nephron

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glomerular capsule

nephron loop

proximal convoluted tubule

distal convoluted tubule

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Filtration

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process of removing elements of the blood

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reabsorption

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removes useful solutes from the waste and returns them to the blood

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secretion

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the release of a chemical by a cell or gland

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PCT renal tubule function

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tubular reabsorption

tubular secretion

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DCT renal tubule function

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reabsorption of sodium

clacium

chloride

and water

secretes

potassium

hydrogen

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PCT absorbed chemicals

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sodium

potassium

magnesium

phosphate

chloride

bicarbonate

glucose

amino acids

lactate

protein

smaller peptides

urea

uris acid

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PCT secretions

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hydrogen

bicarbonite ions

ammonia

urea

uric acid

creatine

bile acids

some drugs (aspirin, penicillin and morphine)

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ureter anatomy

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tube about 25cm long

posterior to the bladder and enters from below

3 layers

adventitia

muscularis

mucosa

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urinary bladder anatomy

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muscular sac

highly distensible

holds up to 800mL of urine

detrusor muscle

rugae

trigone

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Urethra anatomy

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internal sphincter

external sphincter

external urethra orifice

female

3-4 cm long

male

15cm long

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