Urinary System Flashcards

1
Q

Filter plasma and plasma constituents from the blood

A

Kidney

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2
Q

4 structures of kidney

A

Hilus
Renal sinus
Renal pelvis
Capsule

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3
Q

Depressed portion of kidney where the artery, read, nerves, lymph vessels, and ureters pass

A

Hilus

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4
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Continuation of the hilus, lodges the renal pelvis, calices, vessels,nerves, and fat

A

Renal sinus

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5
Q

Connective tissue that covers the kidney

A

Capsule

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6
Q

The functional unit of the kidney

A

Nephron

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7
Q

Site of filtration of blood plasma

A

Renal corpuscle

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8
Q

Expulsion of urine from the bladder

A

Micturition

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9
Q

Secretes renin

A

Granular cells

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10
Q

Kidneys use to filter excess slid and waste products out of the blood into the urine collecting tubules of the kidney

A

Glomerular filtration

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11
Q

Complete suppression of urine

A

Anuria

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12
Q

Difficult or painful urination

A

Dysuria

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13
Q

Scanty or little urine

A

Oliguria

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14
Q

Excessive urination

A

Polyuria

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15
Q

Cells in the bowman’s capsule in the kidneys that wrap around capillaries of the glomerulus

A

Podocytes

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16
Q

Cells sense changes in sodium chloride level and will trigger an autoregulatory response

A

Macula densa

17
Q

Secretes renin

A

Granular cells