structures of urinary system Flashcards
1
Q
list the major components of the urinary system
A
kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethera
2
Q
what function do the kidneys perform
A
change the composition of the blood (filter out waste)
3
Q
what is the function of the nephrons
A
removes waste from blood (actual structure that changes the composition of blood)
4
Q
path of ‘urine’ from kidney out
A
filtered by nephrons in kineys inside of the renal pyraminds, then travels through minor renal calices then major renal calices, then enters the renal pelvis then leaves the kidney through the uretors, enters the urinary bladder then exits the body through the urethera
5
Q
name main structures of kidney
A
renal cortex, renal pyraminds, renal columbs (then minor + major renal calices, renal pelvis, ureters, etc)
