Urinary Flashcards

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List the organs and functions of the urinary system and describe the role of each organ in the system’s main functions.

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  • Kidney:
    • Excretion
    • clear blood of waste products
    • regulate concentration of body fluids
    • EPO production
    • Renin production to cleave and activation angiotensinogen to AT1

Excretory fx only:

  • Ureters
  • Urinary Bladder
  • Urethra
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Describe the structure, function and location of each component of a nephron and the urinary tract into which the nephrons empty

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  • Uriniferous Tubule components:
    • 2 principal parts, the nephron and the CD
  • Nephron comprises the:
    • Renal Corpuscle
    • PCT
    • Loop of Henle
    • DCT
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Describe the function of the juxtaglomerular apparatus and identify its components.

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Trace the circulation of blood through the kidney.

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Trace the flow of urinary filtrate from Bowman’s space to the exterior, naming in order the tubules and urinary tract components through which it flows.

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Describe the changes in filtrate composition that occur in each component of the system.

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Compare the kidney’s countercurrent exchange with its countercurrent multiplier system.

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Explain the roles of ADH (anti diuretic hormone) and aldosterone in renal function.

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Compare and contrast male and female urethra.

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Identify the components of the glomerular filtration barrier.

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Explain the effect of atrial natriuretic hormone on kidney.

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Describe the changes seen in the structure of the tubules due to congenital polycystic disease of the kidney.

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Explain the role played by macula densa in hypertension.

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List the three main structural components of the kidney by which disorders involving the kidney can be divided based upon the specific component primarily affected.

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