Urinary System Flashcards
vessel bringing blood into the kidney
renal artery
vessel bringing blood into the glomerulus
afferent arteriole
structure that filters blood of waste products
glomerulus
temporary storage of urine
urinary bladder
transports urine from kidney to bladder
ureter
transports urine from bladder to external environment
urethra
reabsorbs water from nephron tubules
pertibular capillaries
receives filtrate from glomerulus
nephron tubules
micturation
urination
hollow muscular tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
ureter
Renal pyramids are located in the renal ____.
medulla
Urine drains from major calyces into the ___.
renal pelvis
part of the nephron unit that filters blood of nitrogenous wastes
glomerulus
The ___ carries blood into the renal corpuscle.
afferent arteriole
Reabsorption of water and organic nutrients occurs mostly in the ___ and the loop of Henle.
PCT
In the nephron the ___ elevates blood volume and blood pressure.
juxtaglomerular apparatus
vascular structure that returns water and other substances from the PCT, DCT and loop of Henle
pertibular capillaries
The internal urethral sphincter is located in the ___.
urinary bladder
The ___ is longer in the male than in the female and transports urine from the urinary bladder to the external environment.
urethra
The longest part of the urethra in the male is the ___ urethra.
spongy
Through what gland does part of the male urethra pass?
prostate
The ___ sphincter is located in the urogenital diaphragm.
external urinary
The right kidney is lower than the left kidney due to displacement by the ___.
liver
arteries that pass through the renal columns
interlobar
direct branches of arcuate arteries in the kidneys
interlobular
Arcuate arteries are located in the renal ___ of the kidneys.
cortex
The renal pelvis empties urine into the ____.
ureter
