chapter 26 Flashcards
organs of the urinary system
- kidneys
- ureter
- bladder
- urethra
kidneys
filter blood
ureter
transports urine to urinary bladder
bladder
storage tank for urine
urethra
- definition
- length in female
- length in male
- conducts urine to outside
- 1-2 in long
- 7-8 in long
3 functions of the urinary system
- excretion
- elimination
- homeostatic regulation
excretion
removal of organic waste products from body fluids
elimination
discharge of waste products into the environment
homeostatic regulation
-5
- regulates blood vol and pressure
- regulates concentration of plasma ions
- helps stabilizes blood pH
- helps conserve valuable nutrients
- assists liver in detoxification
kidney
- location
- embedded in
- ___ long, ___ wide, ___ thick
- posterior abdominal wall; behind the peritoneum (retroperitoneum)
- fat
- 4 in long, 3 in wide, 1 in thick
9 structures of the kidney
- renal medulla
- renal cortex
- renal capsule
- renal pyramid
- renal papilla
- renal columns
- calyces
- renal lobe
- renal pelvis
renal capsule
CT covering
renal pyramid
triangular structures that make up the renal medulla
renal papilla
end of the pyramid
renal columns
extensions of the cortex between pyramids
calyces
cup shaped drain near papilla
renal lobe
- definition
- function
renal pyramid that is part of the renal column and renal cortex; functional unit
-produce urine
renal pelvis
connected to the ureter
what is the functional unit of the kidney
the nephron
nephron
- aka
- site of
- how many does each kidney had
- renal tubule
- urine production
- 1.25 x 10 ^6
8 nephron structures
- renal corpsule
- bowman’s capsule
- proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
- distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
- collecting duct
- loop of henle
- descending limb of the loop of henle
- ascending limb of the loop of henle
proximal convoluted tubule
reabsorption of H2O, ions and all organic nutrients
distal convoluted tubule
-2 functions
- secretion of acids, ions, drugs and toxins
- some reabsorption of H2O, Na+, and Cl- ions
collecting duct
-2 functions
- some reabsorption of H2O
2. some secretion of Na+, K+, H+, and HCO3- ions
peritubular space
- definition
- contains
- area surrounding the nephron
- contains peritubular fluid
loop of henle
reabsorption of H2O, Na+ and Cl- ions
descending limb of the loop of henle
reabsorption of H2O
ascending limb of the loop of henle
reabsorption of Na+ and Cl-
renal corpuscle
- function
- what is it
produces filtrate
-Bowman’s casule and glomerulus
2 types of nephrons in the kidneys
- cortical nephron
2. juxtamedullary nephron