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what are the four organs of the urinary system

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Kidneys, Bladder, Ureters, Urethra

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what are the kidneys

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bean shaped, fist sized organ where urine is formed

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what are the ureters

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small, muscular tubes that carry urine form the kidneys to the bladder

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what is the bladder

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expandable organ that stores urine until it is expelled from the body

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what are the functions of the urinary system

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excretion of metabolic wastes
maintenance of water-salt balance
maintenance of acid-base balance
hormone secretion

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what hormones are secreted from the urinary system

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renin and erythropoietin

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what are the main functions of the kidneys

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produces urine,
conserves water
regulates pH
stimulates production of red blood cells
transforms vitamin D into active form

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what are the functions of the ureter

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transports urine from kidneys to bladder

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what is the function of the urinary bladder

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stores urine

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what is the function of the urethra

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transports urine from urinary bladder to outside the body

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what are the secondary organs and body parts that function in the urinary system

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heart, diaphragm, adrenal gland, renewal artery, renal vein, inferior vena cava, aorta

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what is urea made from

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the breakdown of amino acids

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where are amino acids broken down

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the liver

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what does ammonia and carbon dioxide make

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urea and water

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what is the chemical reaction that makes urea

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2NH3 + CO2 = N2H4CO + H2O

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what is uric acid made by

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the breakdown of nucleotides

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17
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what causes gout

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crystallized uric acid in joints

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what appears to be the function of crystallized uric acid

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to serve as an antioxidant

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what is creatinine made by

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from the breakdown of creatine phosphate

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what type of cells breakdown creatinine

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muscle cells

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what is the purpose of creatinine

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acts as a fast twitch muscle energy source

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what makes up the nephrons

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Glomerular capsule
Glomerular capillaries at start of nephron
Afferent (incoming) arteriole
Efferent (outgoing) arteriole
Distal convoluted tubule

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what are the nephrons

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the filters of the kidney

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what occurs in the glomerularlus

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filtration of nitrogenous wastes and fluids

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what occurs in the PCT
reabsorption of useful material, and secretion of ions, water, and sugars
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what occurs in the D-Loop
reabsorption of H20
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what occurs in A-Loop
reabsorption of salts
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what compound gets reabsorbed in the A-Loop
NaCl
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what four things occurs in the kidneys
glomerularus filtration, PCT, the D-Loop, and the A-Loop
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what is the glomerulus
a knot of capillaries inside the glomerular capsule where pores produce a blood filtrate
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what is the glomerular capsule called
bowman's capsule
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what is connected in the glomerulus
the capsule epithelium and the capillary endothelium
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what is the proximal convoluted tubule
epithelial layer with a brush border of microvilli to allow reabsorption of filtrate components in the tubule lumen
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what is the Loop of Henle
U shaped structure that has a descending limb that allows osmosis and an ascending limb that pushes out NaCl
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what is the distal convoluted tubule
made of epithelial cells rich in mitochondria to supply energy used in the movement of molecules from the blood to the tubule
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what is tubular secretion
the movement of molecules from the blood to the tubule
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what are the functions of the collecting ducts
they serve to carry urine to the renal pelvis
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what is the function of specialized epithelial tissues
the maximize surface area
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what is the surface area of nephrons
18m squared
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what is the surface area of the long intestine
75m squared
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what is the surface area of the small intestine
300m squared
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what the three main functions of the nephron
glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion
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what occurs to form glomerular filtrate
water ions, amino acids, glucose, nitrogen containing wastes, and other small molecules move from the glomerulus to the inside of the glomerular capsule
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what is moved during tubular reabsorption
water, essential ions, and nutrients are reabsorbed from the proximal convoluted tubule into the surrounding capillaries
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what secretes ions during tubular reabsorption
renal tubule, and collecting duct
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what is secreted into the distal during tubular secretion
wastes, excess ions, and drugs
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how are wastes, excess ions, and drugs moved into the distal
active transport
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what are the three steps of urine formation
Glomerular filtration Tubular reabsorption Tubular secretion
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what is the filtrate that enters the nephron similar too?
plasma
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what drives the filtration at the glomerulus
blood pressure
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what type of molecules are moved from the glomerulus to the glomerular capsule
water and small molecules
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what type of molecules are not moved during glomerular filtration
plasma proteins and formed elements
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what type of molecules/ions are reabsorbed from the nephron
NaCl, Glucose, and amino acids
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how do molecules move in tubular reabsorption
via specific carrier or channel proteins in the cell membranes
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what is moved during tubular secretion
drugs, NH4, and creatine
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what form of transport moves drugs in tubular secretion
active transport
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what is the functions of the renal corpuscle
filters the bloods, removes water, glucose, amino acids, ions, nitrogen-containing wastes, and other small molecules
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what is the function of the proximal convoluted tubule
reabsorbs water, glucose, amino acids, some urea, Na, Cl, and HCO3, and secretes drugs like H and NH4
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what is the function of the loop of nephron
reabsorbs water, Na, Cl, and K
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what are the functions of the distal convoluted tubule
reabsorbs water, Na, Cl, and HCO3, and secrets drugs like, H, K and NH4
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why does water not re-enter the ascending limb
because there are no water channels to allow easy passage across cell membrane
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what are water channels called
aquaporins
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what type of feedback is used in osmoregulation
negative feedback
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how does water salt balance help to maintain blood pressure
water contributes to blood volume which affects blood pressure
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TRUE or FALSE: water follows the solute
TRUE, it follows the solute through osmosis
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how does a kidney increase blood pressure
renin is released, followed by angiotensin, and aldosterone, and then K/NA pump opens, which increases blood pressure
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how does a kidney decrease blood pressure
atrial natriuretic factor is released, followed by renin, angiotensin, and aldosterone, and then K/NA pump opens, which deccreases blood pressure
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how does a kidney combat dehydration
antidiuretic hormone is released, aquaporins are opened, leading to rehydrations
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what is osmoregulation
the maintenance of constant blood pressure and constant blood osmolarity
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what is blood osmolarity
solute concentration in blood
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what would low blood pressure trigger
reabsorption of salt and water from the nephrons
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what activates angiotensin hormone
renin
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what does angiotensin trigger
the secretion of aldosterone
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what does aldosterone promote
the excretion of K+ in the urine and reabsorption of Na+ via K/Na Pump
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what secretes Atrial Natriuretic Hormone
the heart
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what would cause the release of ANH
when blood pressure increases
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what does ANH cause
it inhibits the secretion of renin, which produces the opposite effect on blood volume and pressure
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how does aldosterone affect urine concentration
makes it more concentrated
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how does aldosterone effect blood volume and pressure
increases it
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how does aldosterone affect absorption of Na
Increases reabsorption of Na by distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts, resulting in more water following Na, as it moves from filtrate to blood
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what does antidiuretic hormone affect permeability
Increases permeability to water of collecting ducts, resulting in more water moving from filtrate to blood
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how does antidiuretic hormone affect blood pressure
increases blood volume and therefore pressure
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how does ADH affect concentration of urine
makes it more concentrated
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how does atrial natriuretic hormone affect reabsorption of Na
Decreases the reabsorption of Na by distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts, resulting in more Na and water remaining in filtrate
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how does atrial natriuretic hormone affect blood pressure
decreases blood volume and therefore pressure
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how does ANH affect urine concentration
makes it more diluted

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