EXAM #4 Flashcards
Functions of the urinary system
- Elimination
- Excretion
- Homeostatic regulation of blood plasma by the kidneys
Functions of the urinary system:
Role of ureters, bladder, urethra
- Discharge of waste products out of body
Elimination
Functions of the urinary system:
_ first than _ second
- excretion
- elimination
Functions of the urinary system:
Role of the kidney
- Remove of organic waste products from body fluids, produce urine
Excretion
Functions of the urinary system:
3. Homeostatic regulation of blood plasma by the kidney
- Regulating blood _ & _
- volume & pressure
Functions of the urinary system:
3. Homeostatic regulation of blood plasma by the kidney
- Regulating plasma _ concentrations
ion
Functions of the urinary system:
3. Homeostatic regulation of blood plasma by the kidney
- Stabilizing _
blood pH
Functions of the urinary system:
3. Homeostatic regulation of blood plasma by the kidney
- conserving _
nutrients
Functions of the urinary system:
- Regulating blood volume & pressure
- Regulating plasma ion concentrations
- Stabilizing blood pH
- Conserving nutrients
Homeostatic regulation of blood plasma by the kidney
Kidney tissue:
- _ contains ~1.25 million nephrons that make urine
Cortex
Kidney tissue:
- Medulla consists of _ that drain urine from nephron to calyces
collecting ducts
Kidney tissue:
_ drain into central renal pelvis
Calyces (plural of calyx)
Kidney tissue:
Renal pelvis drains into the _
ureters
Kidney has extensive _
- Kidneys receive 20-25% of cardiac output
vascular system
The nephron consists of a renal _ and renal _
- corpuscle
- tubule
The nephron:
Renal corpuscle is composed of _
Bowman’s capsule and the
glomerulus capillary bed
The nephron:
_ consists of
- Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
- Nephron loop (Loop of Henle)
– Descending limb
– Ascending limb
- Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
Renal tubule
Blood supply to the nephrons:
Glomerulus
_ arterioles & _ arterioles
afferent arterioles & efferent arterioles
Blood supply to the nephrons:
Glomerulus
- _ arterioles supply blood to
capillary bed of glomerulus in the renal corpuscles
Afferent
Blood supply to the nephrons:
Glomerulus
- _ arterioles collect blood _
glomerulus capillary bed
- Efferent
- leaving
Blood supply to the nephrons:
Glomerulus
- _ exits capillaries into renal tubules
Filtrate
Blood supply to the nephrons:
Renal tubules
- _ surround renal tubules - collect nutrients, water, and ions reabsorbed out of filtrate
Peritubular capillaries
Two types of nephron
- cortical nephrons
- Juxtamedullary nephrons
Type of nephron:
- ~85% of all nephrons
- Loops of Henle are shorter and mostly within the cortex
cortical nephrons