Flashcards : Kidney Function and Urinary System Overview — 22 cartes

Excretion, elimination, homeostatic regulation.

Removal of organic wastes from body fluids.

Discharge of waste products from the body.

On either side of vertebral column, left higher.

Renal capsule, adipose capsule, renal fascia.

Protects and stabilizes the kidney.

Renal artery → segmental → interlobar → arcuate → interlobular → afferent arteriole → glomerulus → efferent arteriole → capillaries → renal vein.

Cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons.

Superficial cortex; short Loop of Henle.

Near corticomedullary border; long Loop of Henle.

Bowman’s capsule and glomerulus.

Fenestrated endothelium, lamina densa, filtration slits.

Hydrostatic pressure in glomerulus.

Proximal convoluted tubule, Loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct.

Concentrate urine by establishing medullary osmotic gradient.

Filtration, reabsorption, secretion, excretion.

Transport urine from kidneys to bladder via peristalsis.

Stores urine temporarily; contains detrusor muscle.

Excretes urine outside body during micturition.

Bladder contraction and sphincter relaxation for urination.

Skeletal muscle; voluntary control.

Muscular layer of the bladder wall.