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15 Cards in this Set
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What organs does the urinary system consist of?
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-Two Kidneys
-Two Ureters -One Urinary -One Urethra |
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What are the two internal regions of the kidneys?
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-Renal Cortex
-Renal Medulla |
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What does the renal medulla consist of?
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-Several renal pyramids
-Minor and major clyces -Renal pelvis |
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Path of urine drainage
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-Collecting duct
-Minor Calyx -Major Calyx -Renal Pelvis -Ureter -Urinary bladder |
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Nephron
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-Functional unit of a kidney
-Approximately 1,000,000 per kidney |
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2 parts of Nephron
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-Renal Corpuscle
-Renal Tubules |
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2 components of a renal corpuscle
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-Glomerulus (capillary network)
-Glomerular Capsule |
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The fluid that passes through the renal tubule consists of
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-Proximal convoluted tubule
-Loop of henle (nephron loop) -Distal convoluted tubule |
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Ureters
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-Transport urine from the renal pelvis of one kidney to the urinary bladder
-Retroperitoneal |
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Location of urinary bladder in males
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directly anterior to the rectum
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Location of urinary bladder in females
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anterior to the vagina and inferior to the uterus.
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What does the urethra consist of?
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-Internal urethral sphincter
-External urethral sphincter |
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Internal urethral sphincter consist of?
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Involuntary smooth muscle
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External urethral sphincter consist of?
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Voluntary skeletal muscle
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What is micturition?
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Discharge of urine from the urinary bladder.
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