urinary system Flashcards
organs of urinary system
kidney, ureters, bladder, uretha
removes wastes
kidney
force urine into bladder
ureters
stores urine
bladder
urine from bladder to outside of body
uretha
functions of kidney
removes wastes, regulates RBC, blood pressure, calcium absorption, pH of blood
product of nucleic acid catabolism
uric acid (nitrogenous waste)
product of creatine phosphate catabolism
creatine (nitrogenous waste)
a by product of protein catabolism
urea (nitrogenous waste)
separating wastes from body fluids and eliminating them
excretion
C02, small amounts of other gases and water
respiratory system
water, inorganic salts, lactic acid, urea in sweat
integumentary system
water, salts, CO2, lipids, bile pigments, cholesterol, and other metabolic waste
digestive system
many metabolic wastes, toxins, drugs, hormones, salts, H+, and water
urinary system
lie against posterior abdominal wall at level of T12 to L3
kidney
which kidney is slightly lower due to large right lobe of liver
right kidney
crosses the middle of the left kidney
rib 12
kidney, uterus, urinary bladder, renal artery and vein, and adrenal glands are all what
retroperitoneal
kidney is the size of what
bar of bath soap
lateral surface is convex, and medial is concave with a split (hilum) receives renal nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics, and ureter
kidney
immediately deep to parietal peritoneum; binds it to abdominal wall, dense; anchors kidney in place
renal fascia (protective tissue covering of kidney)
cushions kidney and holds it into place
perirenal fat capsule ( protective tissue covering of kidney)
hard; encloses kidney protecting it from trauma and infection
fibrous capsule (protective tissue covering of kidney)
glandular tissue that forms urine
renal parenchyma
cavity that contains blood and lymphatic vessels, nerves, and urine-collecting structures
renal sinus
two zones of renal parenchyma
outer renal cortex and inner renal medulla
extensions of the cortex that project inward toward sinus
renal columns
6 to 10 with broad base facing cortex and renal papilla facing sinus
renal pyramids
one pyramid and its overlying cortex
lobe of kidney
cup that nestles the papilla of each pyramid; collects its urine
minor calyx
formed by convergence of 2 0r 3 more minor calyces
major calyces
formed by convergence of 2 or 3 major calyces
renal pelvis
tubular continuation of the pelvis that drains urine down to the urinary bladder
ureter
kidneys convert blood plasma to urine in 4 stages:
glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and secretion, and water conservation
fluid in the capsular space; similar to blood plasma except that it has almost no protein
glomerular filtrate
fluid from the proximal convoluted tubule through the distal convoluted tubule; substances have been removed or added by tubular cells
tubular fluid
fluid that enters the collecting duct, undergoes little alteration beyond this point except for changes in water content
urine
special case of capillary fluid exchange in which water and some solutes in the blood plasma pass from the capillaries of the glomerulus into the capsular space of the nephron
glomerular filtration
retroperitoneally; between dorsal body wall and parietal peritoneum
location of kidney
convex lateral surface; concave medial surface; renal hilum on concave surface
general appearance of kidney
glomerular filtration regulation is achieved by 3 __ mechanisms
homeostatic
- renal autoregulation
- sympathetic control
- hormonal control
GFG controlled by adjusting glomerular __ from moment to moment
blood pressure