Chapter 27 : Urinary/Renal System Flashcards
how does the urinary system regulate blood?
regulate
- blood volume and pressure
- plasma ion concentration
- stabilizing blood pH
- conserving nutrients
- regulating red blood cell production
What is the function of the urinary/renal system?
- production, storage, excretion of urine
- homeostatic regulation of blood
Kidneys are __, meaning they sit behind the peritoneum membrane that lines the abdominal wall.
Retroperitoneal
the __ is a space of the kidneys that includes the renal artery, renal veins, and the renal pelvis.
hilum (hilus)
what are the regions of the kidney?
cortex medulla renal columns renal pyramids renal lobe renal papilla
the lighter color rim of the kidneys is called what?
cortex
The inner section of the kidneys that include the triangular untis are called what?
medulla
the spaces between the triangular units of the kidneys are called what?
renal columns
the triangular units in the kidneys are called what?
renal pyramids
units of the kidneys include a renal pyramid and some of the renal columns?
renal lobe
what is the tip of the renal pyramids called?
renal papilla
what is the order of the collecting system?
calyces (minor into the major) –> Renal pelvis –> ureter
what is the order of the arteries through the kidneys?
renal artery -> segmental artery -> interlobar artery -> arcuate artery -> interlobular artery -> afferent arteriole -> glomerulus -> efferent arteriole.
What is the order of the veins through the renal system?
Peritubular capillaries and vasa recta -> interlobular vein -> arcuate vein -> interlobar vein -> renal vein.
a __ is a ball shaped capillary bed
glomerulus
bowman’s capsule, renal corpuscle, glomerular capsule
a __ is a long tube that is the functional unit of the kidney that makes urine.
nephron
what are the parts of the nephron?
renal corpuscle proximal convoluted tubule nephron loop collecting duct distal convoluted tubule
what are the parts of the renal corpuscle?
efferent arteriole afferent arteriole bowman's capsule glomerular capillary podocytes
what in the renal corpuscle creates filtration slits and regulates what comes into and out of the capillaries?
podocytes
where would are peritubular capillaries found?
surrounding a nephron loop
what are the key processes of urine production?
filtration
reabsorbtion
secretion
__ is the escape of blood plasma and dissolved contents from glomerulus into bowman’s capsule.
filtration
___ is the reclaiming filtered items back into the blood of the peritubular capillaries.
reabsorption
__ is the removal of peritubular capillaries of wastes that didnt filter out in the first place.
secretion