Urinary System Flashcards

1
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Kidneys

A

Filter the blood

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2
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Ureters

A

Tubes that transport urine to the urinary bladder

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3
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Urinary bladder

A

Where urine is stored before urination

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4
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Urethra

A

Urination to the outside

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5
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Nephrons

A

Functional units of the kidney. Small coiled tube’s filter waste material out of blood brought to the kidney by the renal artery

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6
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Actual filtration process occurs through the

A

Glomerulus in Bowmans capsule of the nephron

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7
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Glomerulus

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Where filtration of the blood occurs under the force of blood pressure. As the glomerular filtrate passes through the nephron, components needed by the body leave the nephron by diffusion and re-enter the blood

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8
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Components needed by the body

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Water, glucose, ions

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9
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Urinary system consist of

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Two kidneys, two ureters, urinary bladder, and the urethra

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10
Q

Final product produced by the millions of nephrons per kidney is

A

Urine

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