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15 Cards in this Set
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The organs of the urinary systems are?
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Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra
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The functions of the kidneys are to?
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Remove substances from blood, form urine, and to regulate certain metabolic porocesses
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The function of the Ureter is?
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to carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder
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The function of the bladder is?
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to store urine
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The function of the urethra is?
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to convey urine from the bladder to the outside
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The kidneys are located?
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on either side of the verteral column in a depression high on the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity.
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The main functions of the kidneys?
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to regulate the volume, composition, and pH of body fluids and to remove metabolic wastes from the blood and excrete them to the outside.
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Erythropoietin functions to?
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regulate the production of RBC's
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Renin regulates?
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blood pressure
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Hemodialysis is an artificial means of removing?
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Substances from blood that would normally be excreted in urine.
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Renal arteries arise from?
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the abdominal aorta
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Renal arteries branch into?
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Interlobar arteries, which pass b/w renal pyramids
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Interlobar arteries branch into?
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arcuate arteries
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Interlobular arteries branc into?
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afferent arteriloes
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Afferent arteriles lead to the?
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nephrons
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