Urinary System Anatomy
Urinary System A and P
Urinary System Disorders
Respiratory Histology
Misc.
100
What is D?
Urethra
100
What are the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder?
Ureters
100
How many ureters do you have if you are born with duplicate ureters?
4
100
Type of tissue type in the fibrous capsule/adventitia of the kidney
Connective
100
Which word means urination?
micturition
200
What is the cluster of blood vessels called?
glomerulus
200
What blood vessel carries blood to the kidney?
renal artery
200
Solid crystalline masses formed in the kidney, A. distal tubule resulting from an excess of insoluble salts or uric acid crystallizing in the urine; may become trapped anywhere along the urinary tract.
kidney stones
200
Type of epithelium in the Bladder and Ureters
Transitional
200
What is F pointing at
renal vein
300
What is the structure below?
nephron
300
Smooth muscle that compresses the urinary bladder and expels urine into the urethra.
Detrusor Muscle
300
What is the inability to control your bladder called?
incontinence
300
Layers of the filtration membrane in the Bowmans/glomerular capsule
•Parietal layer—simple squamous epithelium
•Visceral layer—consists of podocytes
300
How many cups of water does a male and female require per day?
13 and 9
400
What is the central collecting region of the kidney called?
renal pelvis
400
In the kidney, what is the portion of the nephron that helps refine filtrate and empties in the collection duct?
Distal tubule
400
What disease do the following symptoms apply to?
Frequent need to urinate
Pain in the abdomen
Burning sensation during urination
Cloudy, bad-smelling urine
Blood in the urine
Leaking urine
UTI
400
Function of the Basement membrane during filtration
Holds back most proteins. Allows passage of Water, Ions, Glucose, Amino acids, Urea
400
An area of specialized contact between terminal end of the ascending limb and afferent arteriole. It helps regulate blood pressure
juxtamedullary complex
500
This part of a nephron is composed of a tangled cluster called a glomerulus which filters fluid; includes glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
renal corpuscle
500
The type of capillaries found in the glomerulus
Fenestrated
500
Causes painful, bloody urination can cause hydronephritis. Common in older men.
prostate enlargement
500
These are thin-walled looping vessels that descend into the medulla, and are part of the kidney’s urine concentrating mechanism
vasa recta
500
Carries urine out of the body, is approximately 20 cm long and has three sections
male urethra