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URINARY SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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PRODUCES URINE and helps REGULATE BODY FLUIDS

A

KIDNEY

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2
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TRANSPORTS urine to the bladder

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URETER

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3
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serves as RESERVOIR for urine

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URINARY BLADDER

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4
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conveys urine to EXTERIOR

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URETHRA

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5
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Kidneys act as _____, cleaning blood of waste materials

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PURIFICATION PLANT

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6
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control electrolyte (Na, K, Cl, CO2) & fluid balances for body

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KIDNEYS

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7
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filter blood, reabsorb & secrete ions, & produce urine.

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KIDNEYS

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8
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what is the shape of kidneys

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BEAN SHAPED

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9
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where are kidneys located

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IN SUPERIOR DORSAL ABDOMINAL CAVITY

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10
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________ a TUBE that carries urine from each kidney to a single urinary bladder, located in inferior ventral pelvic cavity.

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URETER

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11
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expandable sac that holds urine.

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BLADDER

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12
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DIMENSIONS OF KIDNEYS

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12 cm long, 6cm wide, 3cm thick

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13
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color of the kidneys

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REDDISH-BROWN

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14
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TRUE OR FALSE:
The right kidney is slightly lower than the left, convex laterally

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TRUE

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15
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TRUE OR FALSE:
The left kidney is slightly lower than the right, convex laterally

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FALSE - RIGHT ANG HIGHER

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16
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Atop each kidney is an _______

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ADRENAL GLAND

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17
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a tube that transports urine from bladder to the Meatus

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URETHRA

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18
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3 PROCESSES IN MAKING URINE

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FILTRATION
REABSORPTION OF WATER
SECRETION OF EXCESS WATER

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19
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Kidney covered by fibrous layer of CONNECTIVE TISSUE.

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RENAL CAPSULE

20
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Gives kidney its shape.

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RENAL HILUM

21
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bring blood to kidneys to be filtered

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HILUM RENAL ARTERIES

22
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take filtered blood away from kidney

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RENAL VEINS

23
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also attached at hilum to transport urine from kidney to bladder

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URETER

24
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OUTER LAYER, grainy in appearance, has little obvious structure to naked eye, where BLOOD FILTRATION OCCURS.

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RENAL CORTEX

25
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MIDDLE LAYER: Transports urine to the renal pelvis via “PYRAMID” (small structures that contain strings of nephrons and tubules that transport fluid into the kidney)

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RENAL MEDULLA

26
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small structures that contain strings of nephrons and tubules that transport fluid into the kidney

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PYRAMID

27
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inner layer. Collects urine.

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RENAL PELVIS

28
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PATH OF URINE PRODUCTION

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RENAL CORTEX
RENAL MEDULLA
RENAL PELVIS

29
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consisting of millions of microscopic funnels and tubules.

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NEPHRON

30
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2 PARTS F NEPHRON

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RENAL CORPUSCLE
RENAL TUBULE

31
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a filter

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RENAL CORPUSCLE

32
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where reabsorption & secretion take place

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RENAL TUBULE

33
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Each kidney contains over 1 million tiny structures called _________.

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NEPHRONS

34
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Each nephron has a _______, the SITE OF BLOOD FILTRATION.

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GLOMERULUS

35
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a network of capillaries surrounded by a CUPLIKE STRUCTURE

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GLOMERULAR CAPSULE

36
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glomerular capsule is also known as

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BOWMAN’S CAPSULE

37
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allows water and small solutes to pass but blocks blood cells and large proteins

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FILTRATION MEMBRANE

38
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the fluid that has passed through the membrane

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FILTRATE

39
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duct in the nephron

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RENAL TUBULE

40
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how many % of water is urine

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95%

41
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Urine is about __% water and __% waste products

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95% WATER, 5% WASTE PRODUCTS

42
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Etiology: fecal bacteria into urinary tract
S/S: freq, dysuria (painful urination), hematuria, turbid urine, & urine with unusual odor, fever,

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Urinary Tract (Bladder) Infection (UTI)

43
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Etiology: Genetic
S/S: enlarged, cystic kidneys, hypertension, UTI, dilute urine, liver cysts, pain, hematuria, aneurysm

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Polycystic Kidney Disease

44
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Etiology: decrease blood flow to kidneys
S/S: kidney failure, uremia, hypertension or hypotension, oliguria, increase serum creatinine & urea.

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Ischemic Nephropathy

45
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Etiology: Diabetes Mellitus (type I or II)
S/S: early stages: increased glomerular filtration, protein in urine, later: uremia, HTN.

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Diabetic Nephropathy

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