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21 Cards in this Set
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Kidneys |
sit higher up on back, surrounded bu muscle and fat to protect it |
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Nephrons |
does the work |
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loops; |
filter, are important
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Kidney Function |
gets rid of nitrogenous waste |
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Juxtaglomerular Apparatus |
Regulate blood volume & pressure |
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Erythropoietin (EPO) |
production of red blood cells |
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Ureters |
Begin; narrow tubes |
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Urinary Bladder |
In |
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Rugae |
When it is empty |
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Urethra |
end/out male; longer female; shorter,; prone to infections |
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Micturition |
Urination; 2 sphincters, voluntary & invol. need to pee around 150 mL Can hold 300-400 mL tho |
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Retention |
no urine let out, catheter |
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Suppression |
No urine produced, dehydration |
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incontinence |
laughing, coughing, heavy lifting |
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nocturnal enuresis |
bed wetting |
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Filtration |
step #1 water and dissolved substances out of the blood in the glomeruli into the Bowman capsule |
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Reabsorption |
step #2 out of the kidneys back into the blood 99% of the 180 L of water is saved |
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Secretion |
step #3 hydrogen ions, potassium ions, certain drugs |
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Anuria |
absence of urine |
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Oliguria |
small amount of urine |
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Polyuria |
to much urine |
