Urinary system

Question 1

What are the components of the urinary system?

Answer 1

1. kidneys
2. ureters
3. urinary bladder
4. Urethra

Question 2

What are the 6 functions of the kidney?

Answer 2

1.Excretion of metabolic waste products and foreign substances
2. Regulation of body fluid osmolarity and volumes
3. regulation of electrolyte balance
4.regulation of acid-based balance
5. regulation of arterial blood pressure
6. Hormonal and humoral synthesis: erythropoietin

Question 3

List the order of blood going into and out of kidneys?

Answer 3

renal artery> interlobar artery> arcuate arteries> interlobular artery> afferent arterioles> glomerular capillaries> efferent arterioles> peritubular capillaries> interlobular veins> arcuate veins> interlobar veins> renal veins

Question 4

What is functional unit of the kidney called?

Answer 4

nephron

Question 5

Name the three components of a nephron.

Answer 5

1. renal corpuscle
2. renal tubule
3. Juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA)

Question 6

What is found in the renal corpuscle?

Answer 6

Glomerulus
Bowman’s capsule
Bowman’s space

Question 7

What are the 4 parts of the renal tubule?

Answer 7

1. Proximal tubule (PT)
2. Loop of Henle
3. Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
4. Collecting tubule or collecting duct (CD)

Question 8

What are the 3 parts of the Loop of Henle?

Answer 8

1. thin descending limb (tDLH)
2. thin ascending limb (tALH)
3. thick ascending limb (TALH)