Urinary System - Module 16 Flashcards
Urinary System
Organs of Urinary System
Kidney
Ureter
Urinary Bladder
Urethra
Vein that carries cleaned blood from kidney back to heart
Renal Vein
Main Artery that brings blood with waste from heart
Renal Artery
Functions of Kidney
- Regulation of Ionic composition
- Regulation of Blood pH, Osmolarity, Glucose
- Regulation of Blood Volume
- Regulation of Blood Pressure
- Release of Erythropoietin
- Waste excretion
Organization of Kidney Parenchyma
Cortex and Medulla, Lobe and Lobules
Structural and Functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
5 parts of Nephron
- Renal Corpuscle
- Proximal (Straight and Convoluted)
- Loop of Henle
- Distal (Straight and Convoluted)
- Collecting Duct
What comprises the Renal Corpuscle
Glomerulus and Bowman’s Capsule
This is a cluster of Blood Vessels in Renal Corpuscle
Glomerulus
Is a double walled envelope structure of Renal Corpuscle
Bowman’s Capsule
What is produced by the Renal Corpuscle
Glomerular Ultrafiltrate
Efferent arterioles leaves the glomerulus at _____________
Vascular Pole
Ultra filtrate leaves corpuscle at _____________
Renal Pole
True or False, capillaries forming glomerulus are not fenestrated
False, it is fenestrated
Bowman’s capsule is comprised of Visceral and Parietal layers, what is the lining of Parietal layers
Simple Squamous Cells
Bowman’s capsule is comprised of Visceral and Parietal layers, what makes up the lining of Visceral layers
Podocytes
What constitutes the connective tissue stroma of the glomerulus
Mesangial Cells
This part of the nephron reabsorbs water, nutrients and solids
Proximal Convoluted Tubules
Lining of Proximal Convoluted Tubules
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
True or False, Tubule cells have villi on their luminal surfaces
False, they have Microvilli
True or False, Tubule cells appear STRIATED due to numerous basal infoldings and mitochondria
True