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The Urinary System Flashcards

1
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The indented area on the medial side of the kidney where blood and lymph vessels, nerves, and the ureters enter and leave the kidney

A

Hilus

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What is the name of the funnel shaped area inside the Hilus that acts as a urine collection chamber, forming the beginning of the ureter?

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Renal pelvis

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What is the outer portion of the kidney called?

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Renal Cortex

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What is the inner portion around the renal pelvis of the kidney called?

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Renal Medulla

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5
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What 2 species have multilobar (multipyramidal) kidneys?

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Bovine & Swine

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The cup like extension of the Renal pelvis That each medullary pyramid fits into is called what?

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Calyx

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The basic functional unit of the kidney

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Nephron

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How many nephrons per kidney should a medium size cat have?

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200,000

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How many nephrons per kidney should a medium sized dog have?

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700,000

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How many nephrons per kidney should sheep, pigs, and humans have?

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1,000,000

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How many nephrons per kidney should cattle have?

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4,000,000

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What two things make up the renal corpuscle?

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Glomerulus & Bowman’s capsule

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The double walled capsule that surrounds the glomerulus in the renal corpuscle is called what?

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Bowman’s capsule

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The tuft of glomerular capillaries inside the renal corpuscle is called what?

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glomerulus

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15
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What is the visceral layer of Bowmans capsule made up of?

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Podocytes

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16
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What part of the kidney functions to filter blood in the first stage of urine production?

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Renal corpuscle

17
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The fluid that is filtered out of blood is called what? 

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Glomerular filtrate

18
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What part of the kidney is responsible for concentrating urine?

A

loop of Henle

19
Q

What vessel contains the purest blood in the body?

A

Renal vein

20
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What is the term used to describe how fast plasma is filtered as it passes through the glomerulus?

A

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

21
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The tubes that exit The kidney at the Hilus and connects to the urinary bladder near The neck of the bladder and it’s caudal end are called what?

A

Ureters

22
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What part of the urinary system continuously move urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder?

A

Ureters

23
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The triangular piece of tissue near the opening of the urethra and is often referred to as the neck of the bladder

A

Trigone

24
Q

I what type of cells line the urinary bladder?

A

Transitional epithelium

25
Q

Micturition or Uresis is also known as?

A

Urination

26
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What part of the urinary system carries urine from the urinary bladder to the external environment?

A

Urethra

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