URINALYSIS Flashcards
(36 cards)
which cavity are the kidneys located?
abdominal
which kidney is lower than the other
right - due to liver above
where does the urethra pass through on a male model?
prostate gland
what vessels exit the kidney?
renal vein and right ureter
which vessels enter the kidney?
aorta and left renal artery
what % of blood do the kidneys recieve?
20-25%
where do the kidneys recieve blood from?
renala artery
where does the blood get passed on to and for what?
nephrons, for filtration
what happens to filtered blood?
reaches renal vein
what are the columns of the kidneys called
renal lobes
where are nephrons found in the kidney?
cortex and medulla
where does filtration happen?
nephrons in cortex and medulla of kidney
what is glomerulus?
bundle of capillaries
where is glomerulus found?
bowmans capsule
what is found in the renal corpuscle?
glomerulus and bowman’s capsule
what is glomerular filtration rate?
process in which kidneys filter waste and excess fluid from blood to see how well a patients kidneys are fuctionining
what are ureters?
tubes that extend from kidneys to bladder
what is the capacity of the bladder?
700-1000mls
how does bladder excrete urine?
sphincters relax and the muscle layer of bladder contracts
where does male urethra extend from?
neck of bladder to tip of penis
where does female urethra extend from?
neck of bladder and opens to the exterior
what is tubular reabsorption
water and solutes reabsorbed into the blood
what is tubular secretion
waste products eliminated back into urine
where does tubule reabsorption occur
proximal convoluted tubule
