Urine Flashcards
Kidney blood flow
1200 ml/min
20% of all blood pumped by the heart per min
Artery branching
Renal Segmental Lobar Interlobar Arcuate Interlobular
Ureter layers (3) which does peristalsis
Mucus
Muscular wall - peristalsis
Fibrous outer layer
Structure of bladder allows function
Smooth muscle
Rugae
Trigone
Bladder volume before increase in pressure, and total volume
300-400 mL
500-1000 mL
Urine produced in kidneys but not voided from bladder
Urinary retention
Urinary suppression
No urine produced in kidneys but bladder is normal
Cystitis (bladder infection) caused by
Retention of urine
Pain common
Interstitial cystitis
Overactive bladder not due to infection
Nephron structure
Renal corpuscle and renal tubule
How many nephrons in a kidney
Over a million per kidney
Loop of henle and collecting tubules located in
Medulla
Renal corpuscle and prox/dist convoluted tubules located in
Renal cortex
Renin
Juxtaglomerar app
Secretes renin when BP drops
Vasoconstriction increases BP
Urine flow
Collecting tubules Pyramids Calyx Renal pelvis Ureter Bladder Urethra