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Anatomy Q4
Urinary
Question | Answer |
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3 functions of the urinary system | 1. maintain the chemical consistency of the blood 2. filter many liters of fluid from blood 3. send toxins, metabolic wastes, and excess water out of the body |
organs of the urinary system | kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
the kidneys are located ___ | retroperitoneally |
The kidneys are located lateral to the __-__ vertebrae | T12-L3 |
the hilus is located on the ___ surface | concave |
___ ___ surrounds the kidney | renal capsule |
frontal section through the kidney | renal cortex, renal pyramids, renal pelvis |
nerve supply of the kidney | renal plexus |
uriniferous tubules are composed of ___ & ___ | nephron & collecting ducts |
renal corpuscle + renal tubules | nephron |
concentrate urine | collecting ducts |
mechanisms of urine production | 1. filtration 2. reabsorption 3. secretion |
tufts of capillaries | glomerulus |
glomerular capsule | Bowman's capsule |
glomerulus & glomerular capsule | renal corpuscle |
filtrate proceeds to renal tubules from ___ | glomerulus |
receive urine from distal convoluted tubules | collecting tubules |
carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder | ureters |
___ entry into bladder prevents backflow of urine | oblique |
a collapsible muscular sac | urinary bladder |
stores and expels urine | urinary bladder |
the empty bladder lies entirely within the ___ | pelvis |
sends signals to the brain that bladder is full | trigone |
the internal urethral sphincter is ___ | involuntary |
the external urethral sphincter is ___ | voluntary |
the urethra is made of ___ | epithelium |
passes through the prostate gland | prostatic urethra |
through the urogenital diaphragm | membranous urethra |
passes through the length of the penis | spongy (penile) urethra |
What organ is located in a retroperitoneal position? | kidneys |
The hilus of the kidney is on the ___ ___ | medial surface |
A cluster of capillaries within a nephron is called ___ | glomerulus |
A structure that transports urine from the kidney to the bladder | ureter |
The capsule surrounding the glomerulus | Bowman's capsule |
T/F Urine would pass through the minor calices before the major calices | true |
The glomerulus is part of the ___ ___ | renal corpuscle |
The correct order for the named regions of male urethra (proximal to distal) | prostatic, membranous, spongy |
The expanded region of a ureter | renal pelvis |