renal system Flashcards
urinary system primarily concerned with removal of
nitrogenous waste
kidneys maintain ___, ___ and ___ balances
electrolyte, acid-base, fluid
arterial blood enters kidneys through
renal arteries
arterial blood exits kidneys through
renal veins
___ drains urine from each kidney to urinary bladder
ureter
outer surface is ___ capsule
fibrous
two main regions of kidney
renal medulla, renal cortex
renal pyramids enter into ____ of kidney, includes cavity called _____
draining region, renal pelvis
pathway of renal blood supply
aorta–>___artery–>___artery–>____artery–>___artery–>___artery–>___arteriole–>glomerular capillaries
renal, segmental, interlobar, arcuate, cortical radial, afferent
pathway of renal blood supply
glomerular capillaries–>__arteriole–>__capillaries–>__vein–>__vein–>__vein–>__vein–>inf. vena cava
efferent, peritubular, cortical radiate, arcuate, interlobar, renal
functional unit of the kidney is called
nephron
initial filtering portion of nephron
renal corpuscle
renal corpuscle
glomerulus, Bowmans capsule
specialized for reabsorption and secretion
renal tubule
blood enters into filtering region of the kidney through
afferent arterioles
ball of capillaries
glomerulus
cup-like structure that is the first part of tubule
Bowmans capsule
highly twisted, reabsorbs fluid from filtrate and sends into capillary bed surrounding tubule
PCT
u-shaped part of the tube that concentrates salt
loop of henle
DCT controlled by
endocrine system
nephrons empty into ducts and some water and salts are reabsorbed
collecting duct
renal corpuscle to
Bowmans capsule
Bowmans capsule to
glomerulus
glomerulus to
PCT