renal system Flashcards

1
Q

urinary system primarily concerned with removal of

A

nitrogenous waste

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2
Q

kidneys maintain ___, ___ and ___ balances

A

electrolyte, acid-base, fluid

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3
Q

arterial blood enters kidneys through

A

renal arteries

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4
Q

arterial blood exits kidneys through

A

renal veins

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5
Q

___ drains urine from each kidney to urinary bladder

A

ureter

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6
Q

outer surface is ___ capsule

A

fibrous

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7
Q

two main regions of kidney

A

renal medulla, renal cortex

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8
Q

renal pyramids enter into ____ of kidney, includes cavity called _____

A

draining region, renal pelvis

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9
Q

pathway of renal blood supply
aorta–>___artery–>___artery–>____artery–>___artery–>___artery–>___arteriole–>glomerular capillaries

A

renal, segmental, interlobar, arcuate, cortical radial, afferent

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10
Q

pathway of renal blood supply
glomerular capillaries–>__arteriole–>__capillaries–>__vein–>__vein–>__vein–>__vein–>inf. vena cava

A

efferent, peritubular, cortical radiate, arcuate, interlobar, renal

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11
Q

functional unit of the kidney is called

A

nephron

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12
Q

initial filtering portion of nephron

A

renal corpuscle

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13
Q

renal corpuscle

A

glomerulus, Bowmans capsule

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14
Q

specialized for reabsorption and secretion

A

renal tubule

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15
Q

blood enters into filtering region of the kidney through

A

afferent arterioles

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16
Q

ball of capillaries

A

glomerulus

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17
Q

cup-like structure that is the first part of tubule

A

Bowmans capsule

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18
Q

highly twisted, reabsorbs fluid from filtrate and sends into capillary bed surrounding tubule

A

PCT

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19
Q

u-shaped part of the tube that concentrates salt

A

loop of henle

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20
Q

DCT controlled by

A

endocrine system

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21
Q

nephrons empty into ducts and some water and salts are reabsorbed

A

collecting duct

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22
Q

renal corpuscle to

A

Bowmans capsule

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23
Q

Bowmans capsule to

A

glomerulus

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24
Q

glomerulus to

A

PCT

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25
Q

PCT to

A

loop of henle

26
Q

loop of henle to

A

DCT

27
Q

DCT to

A

collecting duct

28
Q

collecting duct to

A

papilla duct

29
Q

papilla duct to

A

renal papilla

30
Q

renal papilla to

A

minor calyx

31
Q

minor calyx to

A

major calyx

32
Q

major calyx to

A

renal pelvis

33
Q

renal pelvis to

A

ureter

34
Q

ureter to

A

bladder

35
Q

muscular wall of bladder called

A

detrusor muscle

36
Q

detrusor muscle stimulated by

A

parasympathetic NS

37
Q

release of urine unto urethra controlled by

A

2 muscular sphincters

38
Q

tube running from bladder to external environment

A

urethra

39
Q

urine is 95%___, 5%__

A

water, solids

40
Q

renal threshold

A

if blood levels surpass, substance is not reabsorbed and remains in urine

41
Q

urine color

A

yellow to clear

42
Q

urine color depends on

A

concentration of urochrome pigment

43
Q

normal specific gravity

A

1.001-1.035

44
Q

normal urine pH

A

4.5-8

45
Q

glucose in urine

A

not detected

46
Q

protein in urine

A

very small amounts

47
Q

free H+ in urine

A

1x10^-6 M (micromolar)

48
Q

aorta to

A

renal artery

49
Q

renal artery to

A

segmental artery

50
Q

segmental artery to

A

interlobar artery

51
Q

interlobar artery to

A

arcuate artery

52
Q

arcuate artery to

A

cortical radial artery

53
Q

cortical radial artery to

A

afferent arteriole

54
Q

afferent arteriole to

A

glomerular capillaries

55
Q

glomerular capillaries to

A

efferent arteriole

56
Q

efferent arteriole to

A

peritubular capillaries

57
Q

peritubular capillaries to

A

cordical radiate vein

58
Q

cortical radiate vein to

A

arcuate vein

59
Q

arcuate vein to

A

interlobar vein

60
Q

interlobar vein to

A

renal vein

61
Q

renal vein to

A

inferior vena cava