Urinary System Flashcards
What are the five functions of the urinary system?
remove waste from blood, production, storage and excretion of bile, blood volume regulation, regulation of erythrocyte production and pH balance
What two structures are associated with the urinary system?
kidneys and urinary tract
What is the location of the kidneys?
L at rib 12, and R 2cm lower than L
What are the four layers of the kidneys?
fibrous capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, and paranephric fat
what is the function of the fibrous capsule?
shape and protection
What is the function of the perinephric fat layer?
cushion, insulation
What does the renal fascia do?
anchors kidneys
Where is paranephric fat found?
between renal fascia and peritonium
What are the regions of the kidneys?
renal cortex and renal medulla
What two structures are found in the renal medulla?
renal pyramids and renal columns
What is the corticomedullary junction?
cortex contact pyramids
What is renal papilla?
apex of pyramids
What is the flow of filtrate from kidneys?
sinuses to minor calyx to major calyx to renal pelvis to ureter
What are the 5 arteries the kidney gets blood from?
renal arteries, segmental arteries, interloper arteries, arcuate arteries and interlobular arteries
Where are the renal arteries found?
through hilum
Where do segmental arteries branch to?
different kidney regions
Where are interlobar arteries found?
in renal columns
Where are arcuate arteries found?
along corticomedullary junction
Where are interlobular arteries found?
in cortex
What do afferent arterioles supply blood to?
nephrons
What is the glomerulus?
ball of capillaries, site of filtration
What do efferent arterioles do?
collect unfiltered blood
What do peritubular arteries follow?
renal tubules (cortex)
What does the vasa recta follow?
nephron loop
What is the function unit of the kidneys?
nephron
About how many nephrons are found in kidneys?
1.25 million in each kidney
What are the three processes of nephrons?
filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion
Where does tubular reabsorption occur?
renal tubules to peritubular capillaries
Where does tubular secretion occur?
peritubular capillaries to renal tubules
What are the four regions of the nephron?
renal corpuscle, proximal convoluted tubule, nephron loop, distal convoluted tubule
What are the two types of nephrons and their abundance?
cortical nephrons (85%) and justamedullary nephrons (15%)
What are the regions of the renal corpuscle
Glomerulus and glomerular capsule
What is the vascular pole?
where arterioles enter and exit
What is the tubular pole?
tubular exit
What kind of capillaries are found in the glomerulus?
fenestrated capillaries
In the glomerular capsule, the visceral layer is a ___ membrane.
filtration