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Urinary System Flashcards

1
Q

You need the _____ __ _____ to keep the consistency of blood and for digestion

A

enzymes in water

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2
Q

Ureter Tubes

A

lead from kidneys to urinary bladder

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3
Q

Urethra

A

tube that makes urine leave body

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4
Q

Urinary System

A

Kidneys -> Ureter Tubes -> Urinary Bladder -> Urethra

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5
Q

About _____ nephrons per kidney

A

1 million

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6
Q

Urine is made in the ____

A

nephrons

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7
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Parts of the Kidney

A
  1. Renal Capsula
  2. Renal Cortex
  3. Medulla
  4. Renal Pyramid inside Medulla
  5. Renal Pelvis
  6. Renal Artery
  7. Renal Vein
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8
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Glomerulus

A

Blood vessels inside Bowman’s Capsule

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9
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Proximal Convoluted Tissue

A

Nephron tube that comes into Bowman’s Capsule

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10
Q

Bowman’s Capsule

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extracts waste, excess salt, and water from the blood

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11
Q

Bowman’s Capsule Structure

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  1. Loop of Henle
  2. Convoluted Tube
  3. Distal Convoluted Tube
  4. Collecting Tube
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12
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Filtration occurs in the ____

A

Bowman’s Capsule

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13
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3 Things that Occur in the Renal Pelvis

A
  1. Filtration at Bowman’s Capsule
  2. Osmosis
  3. Active Transport (reabsorption into blood by the Kidneys)
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14
Q

_______ of your blood passes through your kidneys

A

25%

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15
Q

Whatever we eat always has this element in it (including the air we breathe in)

A

Nitrogen

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16
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Proteins, DNA, and RNA all contain

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Nitrogen

17
Q

Nitrogenous Waste Products

A
  1. Uria
  2. Uric Acid
  3. Creatinine
18
Q

Urine has both ___ and ___

A

Water and nitrogenous waste

19
Q

Formation of urine starts in the

A

Blood

20
Q

Kidneys help remove ___ from the ___

A

Products that aren’t needed, Blood

21
Q

Bladder can hold up to 2 cups of urine before it gets painful?

A

Yes

22
Q

99% of liquid that goes through kidneys returns to blood stream

A

True

23
Q

Salt and glucose washed away in urine

A

True

24
Q

The hotter it is, the less you pee because urine is rid off by sweating

A

True

25
Q

Nephron

A

tube that liquid that will become urine goes through

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