URINARY SYSTEM Flashcards
Regions of renal
Ronal cortex-outer
Renal medulla- middle
Renal pelvis- inner
WHAT ARE THE THREE TOXINS
UREA
URIC ACI CREATININE
Artery that supplies kidney
Renal artery
Punctional units of kidneys. (over 1M) Responsible for formation of wrine.
Nephrons
Urine Formation
a. Glomerular filtration
b.Tubular
Reabsorption
c.Tubular secretion
transported out of the filtrate
tubular reabsorption
removed from the prerttabulor blood and secreted by the tubular cells.
Tubular secretion-
water and solutes proved thorough walls.
Glomerular filtration
Tubular
yellow color destruction of homoglobin
urochrome
browning of poo
Uribilinogen
green pee
Pseudomonas
bacterial infections tend to persist in this region
Trigone
Urinary Bladder
Smooth muscle
release of urine is controlled by two sphincters (in and out).
urentina
length of male and female
male 20m
female 3m-4m
Act of emptying the bladder
Voiding
Distribution of fluid
Intercellular Fluid and extracellular fluid
driving force for water intake (osmoreceptore)
Thirsts mechanisms
Excessive water
dilute urine
2nd hormone that helps regulate blood composition and volume in kidneys.
aldosterone
chemical buffors Ist fine of defense in resisting pit system.
blood buffers
urinary of newborn
small bladder and urine cannot be concentrated