Urinary System Flashcards

1
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The urinary system

A

removes waste products and helps regulate blood volume and body pH

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2
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the urinary system also

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produces renin and erythropoietin, gluconeogenesis nd maintenance of body water

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3
Q

urine is stored in the _______ of mammals

A

urinary bladdar

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4
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urine is stored in the _______ of avians

A

large intestine

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5
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the functional unit of the kidney

A

nephron

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6
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the nephron

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Filters blood, compounds are reabsorbed, and waste compounds are secreted forming urine

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7
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the 6 functions of the urinary system

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  1. regulates body water
  2. filters blood
  3. maintains electrolyte balance
  4. reabsorbed water
  5. regulates acid-base balance ~7.4 pH
  6. collects and stores urine
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8
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the mammalian urinary system contains

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2 kidneys, 2 ureters, urinary bladdar, and urethra

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9
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the avian urinary system contains

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2 kidneys, 2 ureters, and cloaca

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10
Q

ureters carry urine from ______ to the _______ in mammals

A

kidney; urinary bladdar

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11
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ureters carry urine from ______ to the _______ in avians

A

kidney; cloaca

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12
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Cattle and birds have _______ shaped kidneys

A

lobulated

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13
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kidneys develop on each side of the ______

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backbone

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14
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both mammals and birds excrete urine that contains

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urea, uric acid, ammonia, and creatinine

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15
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the primary nitrogen containing compound in urine in mammals is

A

urea

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16
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the primary nitrogen containing compound in urine in avians is

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uric acid

17
Q

the outer part of the kidney

A

renal cortex

18
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the inner part of the kidney

A

renal medulla

19
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the function of the renal cortex is

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to filter blood to produce the glomerular filtrate

20
Q

the function of the renal pyramids is

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to convert the filtrate from the glomerular capsule into urine

21
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the function of the renal columns is

A

support of the cortex of the kidney

22
Q

gluconeogenesis

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the process in which the body makes glucose from the non-carbohydrate substrates like lactate, pyruvate, glycerol, and amino acids

23
Q

the renal pelvis is

A

funnel-shaped opening in the kidney

24
Q

the renal pelvis receives urine from the

A

collecting ducts

25
Q

Loop of Henle is responsible for

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reabsorption of salt and water from urine

26
Q

adrenal cortex secretes

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steroid hormones like aldosterone and cortisone

***AC -> AC

27
Q

adrenal medulla secretes

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epinephrine (adrenalin) and norepinephrine

***AMEN

28
Q

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

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filtrate produced per minute by both kidneys; the work rate of the kidney

29
Q

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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Excreted by the posterior pituitary in the brain and increases H2O resorption by the kidney

30
Q

Aldosterone

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steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex; increases sodium retention by the kidney

31
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Renin

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An enzyme secreted by the kidney; increases the release of aldosterone