VN 17 Urinary System Study Guide Test 11- DONE Flashcards
- WHAT IS THE JOB OF THE KIDNEYS? (pg.433)
Regulate the composition and volume of the blood and remove wastes from the blood in the form of urine.
- WHAT DOES THE URETER DO?(pg.442)
transport urine from the renal pelvis into the urinary bladder.
- WHAT DO THE KIDNEYS CONTROL? (pg.434)
-Excretion
-Maintaining blood volume & concentration
-pH regulation
-Blood pressure
-Erythrocyte concentration
-Vitamin D production
- WHAT IS THE HILUM AN ENTRANCE TO? (pg.436)
the renal sinus
- WHAT IS THE CORTEX?(pg.437)
Smooth-textured area of the kidney extending from the renal capsule to the bases of the renal pyramids
A frontal section through a kidney will reveal an outer area
- WHAT ARE THE RENAL PYRAMIDS? (pg.437)
8 to 18 striated triangular structures within the medulla
- WHAT DOES THE RENAL PELVIS EVENTUALLY NARROW TO FORM? (pg.437)
ureter
- WHAT IS THE FIRST PART OF THE RENAL TUBULE?(pg.438)
the proximal convoluted tubule, located in the cortex.
- WHAT IS THE LOOP OF HENLE?(pg.438)
The proximal convoluted tubule that bends into a U-shaped structure known as the loop of Henle.
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF WATER IS REABSORBED FROM THE TUBULAR FLUID BACK INTO THE BLOODSTREAM? (pg.441)
95%
- HOW MUCH URINE SHOULD BE PRODUCED PER HOUR? (pg.441)
56 mL
- WHAT IS THE URINARY BLADDER (pg.443)
a hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity posterior to the pubic symphysis.
- WHAT IS MICTURITION? (pg.443)
Urine expelled from the bladder
- WHAT IS THE URETHRA? (pg.443)
a small thin-walled tube leading from the floor of the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.
- WHERE DO THE COLLECTING DUCTS EMPTY INTO? (pg.438)
renal pelvis
