Urinary System Flashcards
parts of the urinary system
kidney, bladder, 2 ureters, uretha
kidneys
homeostatic organs
kidney function
filter and maintain body fluids, retain improtant molecules and remove wastes, excess ions, regulate pH, fluid volume and salts
endocrine function of kidneys
renin and erythopoeitin
anatomy of kidney
bean shaped, size of a bar of soap, retoperioneal
hilus of kindey
vertical cleft, entry site for blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves
renal capsule
strong barrier
adipose capsule
fatty mass that cushions kidneys
renal fascia
dense fibrous CT, anchors kidneys
inside of kidney
cortex, medulla, lobe, pelvis, calyces
renal cortex
outer granular tissue
renal medulla
reddish brown pyramids
renal columns
cortical tissue between pyramids
lobe of kideny
each pyramid and surrounding tissue, approx. 8
renal pelvis
funnelshaped tube continous with ureter at hilus, branches in to major then minor calyces
calyces
collect urine, propelled by peristasis of calyces, pelvis and ureter
renal artery
deliver 25% of total cardiac output/min
nerve network of kidney
controlled by sym. fibers
steps of blood flow to the kidney
aorta-renal-segmental artery-interlobular artert-arcuate artery-cortical radiate artery- afferent arterole- glomerulus
steps of blood flow out of kidney
glomerulus-efferent arterole-capillaries-cortical radiate vein-arcuate vein-interlobular-renal-IVC
nephrons
1 million per kidney, form urine, several connect up to 1 connecting duct
what does a nephron consist of
a glomerulus, renal tubule, glomerular capsule, renal corpsulcle
renal corpsulce
glomerulus and glomerular capsule
epithelium of glomerulus
fenestrated, allows large volumes of fluid to filter from blood into glomerular cpaulse
what is the filtrate in golmerulus?
unprocessed urine
endothelium of glomerular capsule
outer parietal, visceral lal=yer
outer parietal layer
simple squamous epithelium
inner visceral layer
podocytes
podocytes
octupus-like with extensions called pedicles
proximal convoluted tube
region, cuboidal, actively reabosrb solute, secrete molecues
loop of henle thin segment
simple squamous, freely permeable to H2O
loop of henle thick segment
cuboidal, secrete solutes into filtrate
distal convulted tube
coiled region connects to collecting ducts, cuboidal cells, secrete solutes
cortical nephrons
85%, high in cortex, except fo tip of the loop of henle