urinary sys Flashcards
(28 cards)
What preforms ecretion
kidneys skin and lungs
the urinary sys excretes what from what
substances from blood
kidneys are covered by what
a tough layer called the renal capsule
The indentation is the kidney
renal hilus
what is renal hilus used to do?
used by the renal artery and vien to enter and leave
where is the nephron
in the kidney
what does the nephron do ?
filter
where is the ureter
connects the kidney and bladder
What does the ureter consist of?
the mucus coat, smooth muscle and connective tissue
is the bladder hollow or filled
hollow
how many layers does the bladder have
4
what are the 3 holes of the bladder called
trigone
what are the 3 holes used for
2 are for the ureters and 1 is for the urethra
where is the urethra
pathway from bladder to outside world
once the nephron forms urine and it leaves the nephron via the
collecting duct
Parasympathetic impulses cause
the detrusor muscle to contract
the bladder
P1. Filtration occurs where
in the glomerulus
how does filtration happen
substances are forced through the glomerular walls into the Bowman’s
capsule of the nephron.
what substances get filtered
water, salts, glucose, urea and H+
where does blood enter
renal artery
P2. No filtration
what substance do not get filtrations
water, salts, glucose, urea, RBC’s, proteins/amino acids and H
What is the purpose or no filtration
supply the nephron/kidney cells with oxygen and nutrients
what substances get reabsorbs
water, salts, glucose, and urea
