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Test 5- Urinary System Flashcards

1
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Excretes water, NaCl through sweat

A

Skin

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2
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Excretes CO2

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lungs

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3
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exerts bile pigment

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Liver

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4
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Elimination of feces, which are composed of undigested food and bacteria

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Digestive via defacation

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5
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Anatomy of the urinary system

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2 kidneys
2 ureters
1 urinary bladder
1 urethra

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6
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Primary excretory organs

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Kidneys

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7
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Sits at the top of each kidney

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adrenal gland

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8
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Covers the kidney

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renal capsule

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9
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3 layers of kidney capsule

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renal fascia
adipose capsule
fibrous capsule

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10
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Outermost layer, thin fibrous CT that connects the kidney to surrounding tissues

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Renal fascia

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11
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Mass of fatty tissue that holds the kidney against the posterior muscles of the body wall and cushions the kidney

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Adipose capsule

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12
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Inner layer, fibrous and transparent and protects kidney against physical trauma and infection

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Fibrous capsule

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13
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Lies just deep to the fibrous capsule in the kidneys

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Cortex

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14
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Deep to the cortex and is divided into 6-18 cone-shaped segments called renal pyramids

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Medulla

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15
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Where a portion of the nephrons are located

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Renal pyramids

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16
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Empties urine into a calyx

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Medulla

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17
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Functional unit of the kidney that forms urine

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Nephron

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18
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2 components of the nephron

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glomerulus

tubular

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19
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Vessels that get blood to the nephron

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Glomerulus

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20
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Medial, expanded portion of the kidney

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Renal pelvis

21
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Extension of the ureter and allows urine to move to ureter

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Renal pelvis

22
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Two slightly flattened tubes

23
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Location of the ureters

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retroperitoneal

24
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How often does urine move to the bladder

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every 10-30s

25
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Location of the urinary bladder

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Posterior to pubic symphysis

26
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Capacity of the urinary bladder

27
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When is a signal sent to the CNS indicating a need to urinate?

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When the bladder contains about 250mL

28
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Stimulate internal sphincter muscles to relax

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Sacral portions of the spinal cord

29
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Connect with the bladder through openings in the floor of the bladder

30
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Delivers urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

31
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External opening of the urethra

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urethral orifice

32
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Surrounds the urethra

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internal urethral sphincter

external urethral sphincter

33
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4 parts of the renal corpuscle

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afferent arteriole
glomerulus
efferent arteriole
Bowman’s capsule

34
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What happens in the Glomerulus

A

large molecules remains in the blood which small molecules leave blood

35
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A sac around the glomerulus into which movie the small molecules filtrated out of the blood at the glomerulus

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Glomerular capsule

36
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Twisted tube in the cortex of the kidney that connects the glomerular capsule to the descending loop of Henle

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Proximal convoluted tubule

37
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A tube that descends from the proximal convoluted tubule into the medulla

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Loop of Henle

38
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Where NaCl is reabsorbed into peritubular capillaries, which allows for reabsorption of water into capillaries

A

Loop of Henle

39
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Absorbs molecules actively secreted from the peritubular capillaries

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Distal convoluted tubule

40
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Large tubule in the medulla

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Collecting duct

41
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Site of reabsorption of water into peritubular capillaries

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Collecting duct

42
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Analyzes the composition of urine to aid in determining the health of body

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Urinalysis

43
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What is the normal pH of urine

44
Q

Pigments that give urine its yellow color from RBC breakdown

A

Urochromes

45
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Blood in urine

46
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What goes glucose in urine indicate?

A

too high levels of glucose in blood

47
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What does albumin in the blood indicate?

A

damaged glomerulus

48
Q

Hard objects formed in the kidneys formed by calcium

A

Kidney stones

49
Q

Inability to prevent discharge of urine

A

urinary incontinence

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