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21 Cards in this Set
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7 functions of the urinary system
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filters - BP - BV - pH - electrolyte balance - Na⁺ & K⁺ concentration - Ca²⁺ - concentration - volume & composition
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3 things the urinary system filters
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wastes - ions - toxins
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urinary system controls Na⁺ & K⁺ concentration which effects ____ conduction
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nerve
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urinary system controls Ca²⁺ concentration which effects ____ contractions
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muscle
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urinary system regulates ____ & ____ & discharge of urine
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volume - composition
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5 external structures of the kidney
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hilus - renal sinus - renal capsule - adipose capsule - renal fascia
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cavity around the pelvis filled with fat
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renal cavity
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renal fascia surrounds ____ ____
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adipose capsule
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3 major internal structures of the kidney
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renal cortex - renal medulla - renal pelvis
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structure of renal cortex
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renal column
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3 structures of the renal medulla
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medullary pyramids - renal papilla - lobe
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number of lobes in each kidney
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7 or 8
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each lobe has a ____ & its cap of ____ tissue
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pyramid - cortical
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2 structures of the renal pelvis
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major calyx - minor calyx
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blood supply to the kidneys is via ____ ____
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renal arteries
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blood supply to kidneys, each renal artery divides into __ ____ arteries as they enter the kidneys
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5 segmental
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segmental arteries branch into ____ arteries
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lobar
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lobar arteries branch into ____ arteries which pass between ____ ____ to the cortex
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interlobar - medullary pyramids
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interlobar branch into ____ arteries
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arcuate
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____ ____ radiate from the arcuate arteries to supply the ____
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interlobular arteries - cortex
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interlobular arteries supply the supply the ____ via ____ ____
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glomerulus - afferent arteriole
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