Urinary System Ch 33 Flashcards
Consists of glomerulus and the bowmans capsule
Renal corpuscle
Function of nephron?
Filter, remove and secrete urine
Renal artery and vein enter the kidney? Also shaped with indentation ..
Hilum
Formed by renal medulla
Renal pyramids
Hormone that produces RBC
Erythropoietin
Signals brain to urinate?
200-400ml
Name for the Three openings into urinary bladder?
Trigone
Capacity of urine in the bladder?
1000 ml
These drain into the renal pelvis and face center of the kidney?
Renal papillae
Carries unfiltered oxygenated blood into the kidney?
Renal vein
Last part of tubulers located in nephron?
Distal convoluted tubule
Surrounds. Glomerulus allows only filtered blood into tubes
Bowmans capsule
Carries deoxygenated filtered blood out of the kidney?
Renal artery
Muscle that controls urine output?
Internal sphincters
Large funnel that collects urine from renal pyramids
Renal pelvis
Filters everything but RBC and protien
Proximal convoluted tubules
Functioning unit of the kidney
Nephron
First tube located inside of nephron
Glomerulus
Aka nephron loop
Henle’s loop
Carries unfiltered blood into glomerulus
Afferent arteriole
Carries unfiltered blood away from glomerulus
Efferent arteriole
Prevents back flow of urine
Valves
Rids body of waste products
Function of urinary system
Occurs every 1-5 per min
Peristaltic waves
Carries urine from kidney two bladder
Ureters
Hormone to maintain blood pressure
Renin
