Practical #4 Flashcards
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Urinary System Functions
forms urin and stores it until it is eliminated from the body (micturition)
Components of the Urinary System
- kidneys
- ureters
- urinary bladder
- urethra
Where are the kidneys located?
- waist level between 12th thoracic vertebra and 3rd lumbar vertebra
- retroperitoneal
Functions of the kidneys
- reg of blood ionic composition
- reg of blood pH
- reg of blood volume
- reg of blood pressure
- maintenance of blood osmolarity
- production of hormones
- regulation of blood glucose levels
- excretion of wastes and foreign substances
Layers of kidney external anatomy (deep to superficial)
- renal capsule
- adipose capsule
- renal fascia
Renal capsule
- thin, fibrous membrane
- covers outer surface of the kidneys
Adipose capsule
- adipose tissue
- between renal capsule and renal fascia
- provides protection and padding (cushion)
Renal fascia
- dense irregular connective tissue
- outermost layer that attaches kidney to abdominal wall
Renal hilum
- indentation at the concave border
- ureter, renal artery, renal vein, nerves, and lymphatic vessels pass through
Layers of kidney internal anatomy (superficial to deep_
- renal cortex
- renal medulla
- renal sinus
Parts of renal medulla
- renal pyramids
- renal columns
- portion of nephrons
- papillary ducts
- renal papilla
Parts of renal sinus
- minor calyx
- major calyx
- renal pelvis
Renal cortex
- contain portion of the nephrons
- contain a portion of the renal columns
Renal pyramids
cone shaped
Renal columns
extend from renal cortex and separate renal pyramids
Papillary ducts
openings in renal papilla that drain urine
Renal papilla
apex of renal pyramid that is pointed towards renal sinus
Minor calyx
adjacent to renal papilla; receive urine from papillary ducts
Major calyx
many minor calyces drain urine into a major calyx
Renal pelvis
large cavity that major calyces drain into; continuous with ureter
Blood flow through kidneys
- renal artery
- segmental arteries
- interlobar arteries
- arcuate arteries
- interlobular arteries
- afferent arterioles
- glomerular capillaries
- efferent arterioles
- peritubular capillaries
- interlobular veins
- arcuate veins
- interlobar veins
- renal vein
Ureters
- 2 long, narrow muscular tubes
- extend from each kidney to the urinary bladder
- transport urine from kidneys to urinary bladder
- enter the inferior posterior wall of the bladder at an oblique angle
- urine propelled through ureters by peristalsis, hydrostatic pressure, and gravity
Urinary Bladder
- hollow muscular organ
- distends to store urine and expels it into urethra
- detrusor muscle
- rugae
- tirgone
- internal urethral orifice
Detrusor muscle
smooth muscle within wall of bladder; contracts to force urine out of bladder