Module 7 Flashcards
Micturition
The habit of urination.
When the bladder neck relaxes & external urinary urinary sphincter & bladder contracts
What is the urethral orifice?
The very last of the urinary system. Going backwards s leads to the urinary bladder
Urethral orifice, at the bottom of the bladder
The final canal for fluid before exiting. Shorter in females than males.
Females are more prone to developing bacterial infections of the bladder. (Urinary tract infections)
The opening to the urethral orifice is sealed by the…
Internal urinary sphincter. A reflexively controlled muscle
Near the bottom of the bladder are 2 Ureteral orifices, each are associated with a hollow tube called a ureter that leads to?
The urethra passes through the bladder. 2 Ureteral orifices each have a hollow tube which go to the 2 kidneys
What kind of cells is the ureter made from?
Transitional epithelium, smooth muscle & pain fibers
What structure enters the kidney/
point of entry?
extensions?
Renal Pelvis which will branch into 5-6 different extensions called Calyces. The point of entry into the kidney is the Hilium
Calyces
Urine is dumped into the Calyces from the collecting ducts in the medulla
Hilum point of entry
Point of entry into kidney for the:
Renal Pelvis (Urethra)
Renal Artery
Nerves
The Nephron includes which structures?
The functional unit of the kidney includes: Afferent & Efferent arteriole Bowmans Capsule Glomerulus Proximal Tubule Loop of Henle Descending & Ascending Distal Tubule Collecting Duct
Connective tissue for protection & stability
Fibrous Capsule surrounds the entire kidney structure.
Cortex: superficial layer
Medulla: inner layer
Renal Corpuscle includes which 2 structures?
Bowman’s capsule
Glomerular capillaries
Bowmans capsule
1st step to filtration. Inside it is the glomerulus. The glomerular capillaries contain blood that entered from the renal artery which branched into smaller arteries & into the afferent arteriole.
Filtration is determined by?
Pressure
Size
Charge
Substances that fit: water, glucose, salt, amino acids, small proteins, metabolites & urea
DO NOT FIT: med-Lg proteins, red & white blood cells & platelets
In order for substances to pass from the glomerulus through to Bowman’s capsule and the rest of the nephron they must be able to cross the filtration barrier.
What structures make up this barrier?
- Fenestrated Endothelium of the glomerulus
- Basement Membrane
- Filtration slits of the Podocytes
Fenestrated Endothelium
1st filtration barrier Contains 2 barriers: fenestrations smaller than blood
Negatively charged glycoproteins hindering anionic proteins
Basement Membrane
2nd filtration barrier. Found in association with epithelial cells. Serves as a porous matrix of anchored negatively charged proteins that act as a barrier to negatively charged proteins found in blood.
Small ions such as Cl-, HCO3- are freely filtered though
Podocytes
Encircle the capillaries of the glomerulus. These processes form gaps called filtration slits that serve as the final filter
Mesangial cells
Surround the glomerular capillaries & provide structural support & may filter
Phagocytic & may serve important immune type functions
Efferent arterioles
Form another capillary bed called the peritubular capillaries which surround the tubular components of the nephron