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20 Cards in this Set
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the urinary system:
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plays a key and central role in maintaining homeostasis in the body as a whole
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uremia:
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waste products at toxic levels in blood
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the kidneys:
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play vital roles in maintaining blood pressure, stimulating rbc production, regulating electrolyte, water, blood ph, and acid-base balances
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the right kidney:
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touches the liver and is lower than the left kidney
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lower rib cage (11th & 12th) ribs:
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protect the kidneys
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location of kidneys:
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behind the parietal peritoneum
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one of the main functions of the kidney:
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remove waste products from the blood
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renal cortex:
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the outer part of the kidney
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renal medulla:
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inner portion of the kidney
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renal pyramids:
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triangular divisions of the medulla of the kidney
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renal papilla:
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narrow, innermost end of a pyramid
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renal pelvis:
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an expansion of the upper end of a ureter (the tube that drains urine into the bladder)
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calyx:
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division of the renal pelvis (the papilla of a pyramid opens into each calyx)
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nephrons:
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million microscopic units make up each kidney's interior
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renal corpuscle:
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bowman's capsule and glomerulus
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nephron is composed of two principle components:
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renal corpuscle and renal tubule
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bowman's capsule:
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cup-shaped top of a nephron
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bowman's capsule:
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saclike and surrounds the glomerulus
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glomerulus:
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network of blood capillaries tucked into bowman's capsule
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afferent arteriole:
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larger in diameter than efferent vessel
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