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THE URINARY SYSTEM Flashcards

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URINARY SYSTEM

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purification plant. cleans the blood of waste material

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KIDNEYS

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filter blood, remove waste products and control the balance of electrolytes and fluids

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ELECTROLYTES

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substance that release ions into water

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RENAL CAPSULE- EXTERNAL ANATOMY

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outer layer. connective tissue layer that covers the kidney

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RENAL HILUM- EXTERNAL ANATOMY

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outer layer. indent that gives kidney its shape

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RENAL CORTEX- INTERNAL ANATOMY

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outermost layer where blood is filtered

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RENAL MEDULLA- INTERNAL ANATOMY

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middle layer. filtrate flows through the descending and ascending loop of henley

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RENAL PELVIS- INTERNAL ANATOMY

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inner layer. filtrate is collected and is an enlarged portion of the ureter

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NEPHRON

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functional unit of the kidneys and divided into two layers.

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RENAL CORPUSCLE- NEPHRON

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filters everything except blood cells and proteins.

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RENAL TUBULE- NEPHRON

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water filtration system. Tubules remove waste and collect water for the cardiovascular system

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GLOMERUS- NEPHRON

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capillaries that are simple squamous cells. strains everything except red blood cells and proteins

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GLOMERULUS (BOWMANS) CAPSULE- NEPHRON

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visceral layers of simple squamous cells called podocytes.

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URETER

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transports urine from the kidney to the bladder

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BLADDER

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small hollow organ used for storage of urine before excretion

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URETHRA

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urine leaves the body via the urethra

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FILTRATION

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where blood is passed through a filter. Only filtrate passes through

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REABSORPTION

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where part of the filtrate is sent back to the blood stream. chance for body to reabsorb glucose

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PROXIMAL

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reabsorbs glucose

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DESCENDING LOOP

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reabsorbs water

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ASCENDING LOOP

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reabsorbs sodium

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DISTAL

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reabsorbs sodium and water

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SECRETION

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part of filtrate is excreted as urine

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ANTI-DIURETIC HORMONE(ADH)

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vasopressin is our anti-diuretic hormone. increases permeability to water

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