Digestive Structure
What are the primary structures of the digestive system (alimentary canal)?
Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines.
Four main structures of the urinary system
Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
This organ produces and stores glycogen.
Liver
1st step in urine formation. Blood enters glomerulus and high pressure forces solutes through capillary walls.
Filtration
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Cystitis
What are the accessory organs of the digestive system?
Salivary glands, pancreas, liver, gallbladder.
Functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
This organ stores bile to assist with digestion of fatty foods
Gallbladder
Water and useful substances are reabsorbed, depending on their concentration in the blood
Reabsorption
Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
The three sections of the small intestine in order.
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Funnel-shaped structure that receives urine from the collecting duct.
Renal pelvis
Rhythmic smooth muscle contraction that propels food forward.
Peristalsis
Transports substances such as creatinine, potassium, and hydrogen into the collecting tubules.
Secretion
Inflammation of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis
Two accessory organs in the RUQ.
Liver and gallbladder.
Cluster of capillaries where filtration takes place in the nephron
Glomerulus
What is mastication?
Chewing
Water balance via chemical control through this hormone
Antidiuretic Hormone
Severe pain in back, nausea, fever, hematuria
Renal Calculi
Name the three salivary glands.
Parotid, submandibular, sublingual.
Portion of the nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.
Loop of Henle.
The breakdown of carbohydrates begins in the mouth with this enzyme provided by the salivary glands.
Salivary amylase.
4 functions of urinary system
Excretion of waste, formation of urine, fluid and electrolyte balance, elimination or urine.
Inflammation of the kidney that may occur after other types of infections, think glomerulus.
Glomerulonephritis