presentation notes for urinary system

Question 1

• removing waste products, nitrogenous waste.
• maintain fluid balance and salts
• maintain acid-base balance in the blood

Answer 1

urinary system functions

Question 2

urination or process of expelling urine

Answer 2

micturition

Question 3

parts of urinary system

Answer 3

1. kidneys
2. ureters
3. urinary bladder
4. urethra

Question 4

located above the waistline, at about 11th and 12th rib.

Answer 4

kidneys

Question 5

the kidneys are outside the peritoneal sac

Answer 5

retroperitoneal organ

Question 6

fibrous capsule that surrounds the kidney and a layer of adipose tissue. fat pad acts as a shock absorber

Answer 6

renal capsule

Question 7

the medial curve is where all the blood vessel, nerves and ureters enter there

Answer 7

hilum (hilum)

Question 8

frontal section of the kidney shows major structures

Answer 8

• cortex
• medulla
• kidney pelvis

Question 9

outer layer of the kidney

Answer 9

cortex

Question 10

sits inside the cortex of the kidney expanding out from the hilum

Answer 10

medulla

Question 11

slightly striated structures. base of the pyramid face the Cortex and the apex point into the center of the kidney.

Answer 11

renal pyramids

Question 12

upper most part of the ureter. acts as a collecting basin for urine as it comes out of the kidneys

Answer 12

kidney pelvis

Question 13

area where the renal pyramids point into.

Answer 13

calyces

Question 14

microscopically the kidney is composed of

Answer 14

nephrons

Question 15

Renal corpuscle

renal tubules

Answer 15

structure of nephron

Question 16

formed by the Bowmans capsule and the glomerulus; Bowmans capsule surrounds the glomerulus which is a specialized capillary bed and pulls water and waste from the blood.

Answer 16

renal corpuscle

Question 17

long narrow tubes that allow reabsorption and excretion into the ureter

Answer 17

renal tubules

Question 18

nephrons have 3 functions

Answer 18

filtration, reabsorption and secretion

Question 19

long tubes that convey urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. contain smooth muscle and use peristaltic action to move urine

Answer 19

ureter

Question 20

reservoir for urine awaiting discharge from the body

Answer 20

urinary bladder

Question 21

tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body

Answer 21

urethra

Question 22

any infection that takes up residence in the system

Answer 22

urinary tract infection

Question 23

kidney stones calcium, magnesium, uric acid salts or crystalline urine.

Answer 23

renal calculi