Urinary System Lec & Lab Flashcards
Functions of Urinary System?
excretions regulation of blood volume and pressure regulation of extracellular fluid volume regulation of blood pH regulate concentration of major ions in body fluid regulate Vit d synthesis erythropoeitin concentration
bilateral retroperitoneal organs
kidney
protects and acts as a barrier
- connective tissue that surround each kidney
Renal Capsule
- indentation
- contains renal artery, veins, nerves, ureter
- where the renal artery and nerves enter
Hilum
cavity that contains blood vessels, renal pelvis, fat
- structures that surround are:
Cortex - outer portion
Medulla - inner portion
Renal sinus
- junction between the cortex & medulla
Renal Pyramids
- funnel-shaped structure that surround the tip of each pyramid
Calyx
formed by calyces into a larger funnel
- narrows to form the ureter
Renal Pelvis
exits the kidney and connects to the urinary bladder
ureters
functional unit of the kidney
- each kidney has over one million nephrons
- it has two main types:
▪ Juxtamedullary nephrons (15%) – have loops of Henle that
extend deep into the medulla
▪ Cortical nephrons (85%) – have loops of Henle that do not
extend deep into the medulla
Nephron
nephron includes?
renal corpuscle ( glomerulus & bowman's capsule) PCT Loop of henle DCT (collecting Duct)
enlarged end of the nephron
- contains podocytes (specialized cells around glomerular capillaries)
Bowman’s Capsule
tuft of capillaries that resembles a ball of yarn
- lies within the indentation of Bowman’s Capsule
- capillaries wrapped around it
glomerulus
formed by
glomerular capillaries,
basement membrane,
podocytes of Bowman’s Capsule
Filtration Membrane
water and solutes pass through thin walls by diffussion
Loop of Henle -15% water absorption (desc) Na & Cl reabsorption (ascend)
empties their contents into the calyces
- carries the fluid from the cortex through the medulla
Collecting Duct
T or F
both Collecting Duct and Papillary Duct empty their contents in calyx
True
FLOW OF FILTRATE THROUGH A NEPHRON
- Renal artery
- Interlobar artery
- Arcuate artery
- Interlobular artery
- Afferent arteriole
- Glomerulus
- Efferent arteriole
- Peritubular capillaries
- Vasa recta
- Interlobular vein
- Arcuate vein
- Interlobar vein