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What are the main components of the urinary system? |
Kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra |
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What do the kidneys help regulate? |
Acid balance, water balance, electrolyte balance |
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What do the kidneys secrete? |
Renin and erythropoietin |
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What does renin do? |
Helps control blood pressure |
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What is a person's average volume of urine production a day? |
600-2000 ml/24 hr |
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A nephron is... |
...the functional unit of the kidneys. Consists of Bowman's capsule, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of henle, distal convoluted tubule |
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How much cardiac output is devoted to the kidneys? How much is that a liter per minute? |
20%, 1L/min |
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How long is a female's urethra generally? A male's? |
4cm vs 24cm |
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What are parts of the renal blood flow? |
Renal artery, afferent arterioles, efferent arterioles, peritubular capillaries |
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Renal blood flow is about ____ ml/min. |
1200 |
