Exam 3 Flashcards
Renal and Cardio
What are the three functions of the Renal System?
- Cleans the Blood
- Regulates many ECF Components
- Endocrine Tissue
How Does the kidney Clean the Blood?
It removes waste products through filtering and then reabsorbs what it wants. Undesirable components are expelled through the urine.
How does the renal system regulate ECF?
It receives 25% of cardiac output so it can regulate the levels of blood components especially ions (Na+, K+, and Ca2+) and acid base balance
How is the kidney an endocrine tissue?
It releases hormones important for regulating BP (renin) and rBC production (EPO and Erythropoietin)
How much cardiac out put does the kidney receive?
25%
where are the kidneys located?
Side of spinal column in the dorsal body cavity
In humans which kidney is more anterior?
Left Kidney/more cranial
What color and texture are the kidneys?
Red, Brown and smooth
How big are the kidneys in humans?
10-12 cm long
What supplies the kidney with blood?
Each kidney has a renal artery
What drains the kidney?
Each kidney has a renal vein
What does the ureter do?
Moves urine from each kidney by a peristalsic motion and gravity to bladder
Describe the bladder
Thin stretchy bag of muscle that stores urine
What does the urethra do?
Expels urine out of the body from the bladder.
What would we see in a sagittal section of the kidney?
Cortex(Dark), Medulla and Renal Pelvis(Pale)
Why is the cortex of the kidney darker?
More vasculature, different cell types
What explains the coloration difference between the cortex and medulla?
Different cells, more vasculature in the cortex
What color is the renal pelvis?
pale, creamy yellow
What is the renal pelvis?
An extension of the ureter that expands to fill out the hollow cavity of the kidney
What does the renal pelvis do?
collect urine that is formed and emerges from the innermost medulla
In what direction does the kidney work?
from the outside in
Where does blood enter the kidney?
blood enters cortex of the kidney from the renal artery
What happens to the blood in the cortex in general terms?
It gets filtered
What fluid emerges from the medulla?
Urine