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Urinary System Ch 33 Flashcards

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Consists of glomerulus and the bowmans capsule

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Renal corpuscle

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Function of nephron?

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Filter, remove and secrete urine

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Renal artery and vein enter the kidney? Also shaped with indentation ..

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Hilum

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Formed by renal medulla

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Renal pyramids

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Hormone that produces RBC

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Erythropoietin

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Signals brain to urinate?

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200-400ml

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Name for the Three openings into urinary bladder?

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Trigone

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Capacity of urine in the bladder?

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1000 ml

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These drain into the renal pelvis and face center of the kidney?

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Renal papillae

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Carries unfiltered oxygenated blood into the kidney?

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Renal vein

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Last part of tubulers located in nephron?

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Distal convoluted tubule

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Surrounds. Glomerulus allows only filtered blood into tubes

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Bowmans capsule

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Carries deoxygenated filtered blood out of the kidney?

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Renal artery

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Muscle that controls urine output?

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Internal sphincters

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Large funnel that collects urine from renal pyramids

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Renal pelvis

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Filters everything but RBC and protien

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Proximal convoluted tubules

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Functioning unit of the kidney

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Nephron

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First tube located inside of nephron

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Glomerulus

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Aka nephron loop

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Henle’s loop

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Carries unfiltered blood into glomerulus

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Afferent arteriole

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Carries unfiltered blood away from glomerulus

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Efferent arteriole

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Prevents back flow of urine

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Valves

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Rids body of waste products

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Function of urinary system

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Occurs every 1-5 per min

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Peristaltic waves

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Carries urine from kidney two bladder

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Ureters

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Hormone to maintain blood pressure

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Renin

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