Urinary system fuction Flashcards
What are the three functions of the urinary system?
Excretion, eliminatiom, and homeostatic regulation
Excretion definition
Removal of organic wastes from body fluids
The discharge of waste products is known as
elimination
This is of blood plasma volume and solute concentration
Homeostatic regulation
What are the function of the urinary system?
Produce and eliminate urine, homeostatic removal
Urination or micturition is the process of
elimintaing urine
What helps the muscular urinary bladder to force urine through the urine, and out of the body?
contraction of the bladder
What is the job of the kidney?
To produce urine
This organ transports urine toward the urinary bladder
ureter
Which organs temporarily stores urine prior to elimination?
Urinary bladder
What is the function of the urethra?
Conducts urine to exterior;in males, transports semen as well
Where are the kidneys located?
Either side of the vertebral column
Which kindey is more superior the left or right?
the left
The superior surface of the kidney is capped by the
adrenal glands
What is the position of the kidney maintained by?
- Overlying peritoneum
-contact with adjacent visceral organs - supporting connective tissue
