U.s Flashcards
body filtration system
urinary system
structure of u.s
2kidney
2ureters
1bladder
1urethra
1urethra meatus
bead shaped organ
filtering and cleaning blood
controls water and chemical
kidney
microscopic units
produces urine
filter blood
nephrons
network of capillaries and renal tube
produce fluid called ‘filtrate’
purify the blood
glomerulus
parts of nephron
glomerulus
bowmans capsule
proximal convulated tubule
loop of henle
distal convulated tubule
collecting duct
2 small tubes that connects kidney to bladder
ureters
temporary storage of urine
bladder
allows the bladder to expand
rugae
bladder can store up to…
500ml
urine to bladder to the outside body
controls the muscle to prevent leaking of urine
urethra
female urethra
1 and half inch
male urethra
5.8 inches
external orifice of the urethra tube
urethra meatus
yellow colour of urine
breaks down dead body cells
urochrome
3 sections of kidney
renal medulla
renal pelvis
cortex
length of ureters
10-12 inches
function of nephrons
filtration
reabsorption
secretion
excretion