Urinary system

Question 1

What does the urinary system regulate?

Answer 1

blood volume, pH, and blood pressure

Question 2

What are the parts of the kidneys?

Answer 2

Renal capsule, adipose capsule, renal fascia

Question 3

Renal hilum?

Answer 3

ureter, blood and lymph vessels

Question 4

what is the functional unit of the kidneys?

Answer 4

nephron

Question 5

What are the functions of the nephron?

Answer 5

filtration, tubular secretion, and tubular reabsorption

Question 6

renal corpuscle is made up of what 2 parts?

Answer 6

bowmans capsule and glomerulus

Question 7

Bowman’s capsule?

Answer 7

outer membrane-simple squamous epithelium, same for inner membrane.

Question 8

Podocytes?

Answer 8

cells in the bowman’s capsule

Question 9

pedicels?

Answer 9

projections from the bowman’s capsule

Question 10

Filtration membranes 3 parts?

Answer 10

1. fenestrated membrane keeps out cells
2. basement membrane keeps out large proteins
3. slit membrane keeps out medium proteins

Question 11

Juxtaglomerular apparatus?

Answer 11

helps regulate arterial blood pressure and rate of filtration. Secretes renin when blood pressure is low.

Question 12

Golmerluar filtration rate?

Answer 12

125 ml/min

Question 13

Renal threshold?

Answer 13

when plasma concentration exceeds the transport max

Question 14

micturition?

Answer 14

urinations

Question 15

blood urea nitrogen?

Answer 15

creatinine is the end product of metabolism