Urinary System

Question 1

urinary system

Answer 1

removal of waste and elimination of excess water in the body

Question 2

Parts of urinary system

Answer 2

2 kidneys, 2 ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

Question 3

kidneys

Answer 3

production of urine to facilitate elimination of metabolic waste

Question 4

location of kidneys

Answer 4

dorsal abdominal area or retroperitoneal

Question 5

which kidney is more cranial than the other?

Answer 5

right kidney
Except pigs

Question 6

type of tissues surround kidneys

Answer 6

fibrous connective tissue

Question 7

Hilus

Answer 7

indented area on medial side of kidney

Question 8

renal pelvis

Answer 8

collection urine chamber

Question 9

what species of animal does not have a distinct renal pelvis

Answer 9

cows

Question 10

renal cortex and medulla

Answer 10

cortex- rough, outer portion
medulla- smooth, inner portion

Question 11

calyx

Answer 11

funnel shaped cup-like
extends from renal pelvis, leads urine into ureter

Question 12

In cows, calyces empties directly into the…

Answer 12

ureters

Question 13

basic functional unit of kidney
filters, reobsorbs, secretes

Answer 13

nephron

Question 14

glomerulus

Answer 14

capillary bundle

Question 15

filters blood in first stage of urine production

Answer 15

glomerular filtrate

Question 16

bomans capsule

Answer 16

double walled capsule that surrounds the glomerulus

Question 17

capsular space

Answer 17

space between parietal and visceral layer

Question 18

longest tube part of the nephron
reobsorbtion and secretion

Answer 18

proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)

Question 19

with PCT golerular filtrate becomes…

Answer 19

tubular filtrate

Question 20

primitive urine

Answer 20

beginning of urine

Question 21

Loop of henle

Answer 21

decends in medulla
makes U-turn
and back to cortex

Question 22

ADH or antidiuretic hormone

Answer 22

helps w/ urine volume

Question 23

empty into collecting ducts

Answer 23

Distal Convoluted tubule (DCT)

Question 24

afferent arterioles

Answer 24

going into

Question 25

how much blood supply enters the kidneys?

Answer 25

25%

Question 26

efferent

Answer 26

out

Question 27

filtration of blood occurs in the

Answer 27

renal corpuscle

Question 28

what 2 factors does glomerular filtration rate depend on?

Answer 28

how fast plasma is filtered
rate of blood flow to kidney

Question 29

sodium reobsorption exchanges sodium for…

Answer 29

hydrogen, ammonium, or potassium

Question 30

increased reabsorption

Answer 30

PTH

Question 31

buildup of creatinine

Answer 31

azotemia

Question 32

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Answer 32

normal level of urea in blood

Question 33

build up of BUN

Answer 33

uremia

Question 34

ADH

Answer 34

released by pituitary gland
if absent- polyuria

Question 35

secretion of waste by tubules

Answer 35

peritubular secretion

Question 36

what does peritubular secretion secrete

Answer 36

hydrogen, potassium, ammonium

Question 37

aldosterone

Answer 37

released by adrenal cortex
increases reabsorption

Question 38

if BP drops too low..

Answer 38

renin is released

Question 39

if blood volume increases..

Answer 39

blood pressure increases

Question 40

arrangement of opening of ureters into bladder

Answer 40

trigone

Question 41

within the 3 layers of ureters..

Answer 41

transitional epithelium cells are found

Question 42

ureters

Answer 42

oblique angle
prevents backup of urine into ureters

Question 43

3 functions of urinary bladder

Answer 43

collect, store, and release urine

Question 44

female urethra

Answer 44

urinary function

Question 45

male urethra

Answer 45

both urinary and reproductive