Topik 7 Flashcards
Function of urinary system
Waste toxins, drugs
Regulate homeostasis of water balance, electrolytes, rbc production
Organs of urinary system
Kidneys
Ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra
Location of kidneys
Against dorsal body wall
Top kidney is an adrenal gland
3 regions of kidney
Renal cortex - outer
Renal medulla- inside
Renal pelvis - inner collecting tube
Kidney structures
Medullary pyramids
Renal columns
Calyces
What is nephrons
The structural and functional units of kidneys
Responsible forming urine
2 main structures of the nephrons
Glomerulus
Renal tubule
Explain about glomerulus
A specialized capillary bed
Attached to the arterioles on both sides
*Afferent arteriole
*Efferent arteriole
Explain about renal tubule
Glomerular capsule (bowman’s)
Loop of Henle
2 types of Nephrons
Cortical nephrons - located in cortex
Juxtamedullary nephrons - located at boundary of cortex and medulla
What is peritubular capillaries
Arise from afferent arteriole
Attached to venule
Reabsorb some substances from collecting tube
3 type urin formation process
Filtration
Reabsorption
Secretion
Explain about filtration
Nonselective passive process
Water and solutes smaller than protein
Blood cells cannot pass out to capillaries
Collected at glomerular and leaves via renal tubule
Explain about reabsorption
Material; some water, glucose, amino acids, ions
Some is passive, most is active
What is material that not reabsorption
Urea,uric acid, excess water, creatinine