Urinary System Flashcards

(17 cards)

1
Q

4 parts of the urinary system

A

kidneys
ureters
bladder
urethra

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2
Q

symmetrically paired organs that form the urine
bean shaped, concave on one side, convex on the other
surrounded by a Dense CT capsule

A

kidneys

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3
Q

carry urine to bladder, one for each kidney

A

ureters

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4
Q

site where urine is collected and stored until urination

A

bladder

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5
Q

carries urine from bladder to external environment

A

urethra

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6
Q

an indentation in the concave side of the kidney is called the _____, where nerves, blood vessels and lymph vessels enter and leave

A

hilus

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7
Q

expanded end of the ureter that also connects to the hills. A region where urine from the kidney collects and drains into the ureter

A

renal pelvis

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8
Q

the kidney can be divided into two parts

A

cortex (outer)

medulla (inner)

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9
Q

where urine is produced
upper portions of nephrons
upper portions of the collecting ducts in medullary rays

A

renal cortex

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10
Q

where urine is collected in the kidney
minor calyces
major calyces that empty in into the renal pelvis (expanded end of the ureter)

A

renal medulla

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11
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the medulla of the kidney can be subdivided into structures called the medullary, renal, or _____ _____

A

malpighian pyramids

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12
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portions of the medullary tissues called _____ ____ (pars radiate) project into the cortical regions

A

medullary rays

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13
Q

the medullary rays subdivide the cortex into regions called ______ _______ (pars convolute)

A

cortical labyrinths

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14
Q

functional unit of the kidney

A

nephron

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15
Q

two parts of a nephron

A

renal corpuscle

renal tubules

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16
Q

4 parts of a renal corpuscle

A
bowman's capsule
glomerulus
afferent arteriole 
efferent arteriole 
(urinary pole, vascular pole)
17
Q

the kidneys receive blood from the _____ ____ which enter the kidney through the CT of the hilus

A

renal arteries