Chapter 26 the urinary system Flashcards
What does the urinary system consist of?
- Two Kidneys
- Two ureters
- One bladder
- One urethra
What does the urinary system do?
Maintain homeostasis by managing the volume and composition of fluid reservoirs, primarily blood
What’s part of blood ionic composition?
- Na
- K
- Cl
What is involved in the regulation of pH?
- H
- HCO
What is involved with the regulation of blood volume?
H2O
What are the functions of a homeostatic kidney?
- Maintenance of blood osmolarity
- Production of hormones
- Excretion of metabolic wastes and foreign substances
- Regulation of blood glucose levels
What are the external layers of the kidney? (superficial to deep)
- renal fascia
- adipose capsule
- Renal capsule
What is the renal cortex?
Outer layer of the kidney
What is the renal medulla?
Inner region
Although kidneys constitute less then 0.5% of total body mass they receive how much cardiac output?
20-25%
Renal nerves primary carry what kind of flow?
sympathetic outflow
What does the nerve supply do inside the kidney?
Regulate blood flow through the kidneys
What are the different types of blood vessels in the kidney?
- Renal artery and renal vein
- Afferent arteriole- glomerulus capsule- efferent arteriole
- peritubular capillaries
What is the glomerulus?
A mass of capillaries that is fed by the afferent arteriole and drains into the efferent arteriole and is surrounded by the Bowman’s capsule
What is the bowman’s capsule?
Double walled structure which wraps around the capillaries and
1. filtrate is collected between the visceral and parietal layers
2. Contains fluid rich in solutes, free of proteins
What are the two parts of the renal corpuscle?
- Glomerulus
- Bowman’s capsule
What is the renal tubule?
Site of reabsorption and secretion
What are the three sections of the renal tubule?
- proximal convoluted tubule
- Loop of henle/ nephron loop
- Distal convoluted tubule
What are the sections of the loop of henle/ nephron loop?
Two parts
1. Cortical nephron
2. Justamedullary nephron
What is the cortical nephron?
- renal corpuscle in outer portion of cortex
- Short loops of Henle extend only into outer region of medulla
- Receives blood from peritubular capillaries arising from the glomerulus arterioles
The cortical nephrons make up how much of the nephrons?
80-85%