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Definitions and functions of the organs of the urinary system, including the kidneys, uterus, bladder, and urethra. It also covers the roles of the urinary system in excretion, maintenance of water-salt balance, acid-base balance, and hormone secretion. The processes of glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion.
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Kidneys(2) Uterus(2) Bladder(1) Urethra(1) TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 Been Shaped First Sized Organ Forms Urine TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Small, Muscular Tubes Carries Urine from Kidneys to Bladder TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Expandable Organ Stores Urine from kidneys Expelled from the body TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 Tube(longer in men then woman) Carries Urine from bladder to outside of the body
Excretion of Metabolic Waste Maintenance of Water-Salt Balance Maintenance of Acid base-balance Hormone Secretion: Renin & Erythropoietin(EPO) Reabsorb Filtered Nutrients TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 Nitrogenous Wastes Urea Uric Acid Creatinine TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 Breakdown Amino Acids in the Liver TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 Breakdown of Nucleotides TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 Muscle cells from breakdown of Creatine Phosphate
Stores Urine: Sphincters Keep it closed Expandable wall contains middle layer of Circular Fibers of Smooth Muscle & 2 Layers of Longitudinal smooth muscle. Filling activates Stretch Receptors which signal to spinal cord TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 Renal Cortex Renal Medulla Renal Pelvis TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 Outer Granulated Layer TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 Cone-Shaped Tissue Masses: Renal Pyramids TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 Central Cavity Continues with the Ureter
Microscopic Functional Unit of the Kidney Produces Urine TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 Glomerulus Proximal Convoluted Tubule Loop of Nephron Distal- Convoluted Tubule Collecting Ducts TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 Knot of Capillaries Glomerulus Capsules, were pores produce blood filtrate TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 Epithelial Layer with a border of Microvilli Allows Reabsorption of Filtrate Components Reabsorption: Out of Tubules Back into blood TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 U-Shaped Structure with a Descending Limb Allows water to leave & an ascending Limb pushes out salt(loop of Henle)
