Structure Function
Bladder function?
Hold urine
The functional unit of the kidney is a?
Nephron
The color of urine
Straw/yellow colored
The outer part of the kidney is?
The Renal Cortex
Kidney Function?
remove wastes and extra fluid from your body.
Each Kidney has bout ___ nephrons
1.3 million nephrons individually 2.6 for both
The loss of control over the external sphincter
Incontinence
The inner part of the kidney is?
The Medulla
Ureter function?
Transporting urine from the renal pelvis into the bladder.
Urine is formed within the nephron using 3 major processes.
Glomerular Filtration
Tubular Reabsorption
Tubular Secretion
The process of emptying the bladder?
Micturition or voiding.
The central region of the kidney is?
Renal Pelvis
Urethra Function?
Empties urine from the bladder
What percentage of water is reabsorbed during Tubular Reabsorption?
80%
Urine is __% water and _% solutes
95 and 5
The main blood vessel that supplies blood to a kidney and its nearby adrenal gland and ureter?
Renal Artery
All structures of the urinary system
2 kidneys, 2 ureters, urinary bladder, and a urethra
Blood is filtered through the?
Bowmans Capsule
The specific gravity of urine is?
1.001(dilute)- 1.035(concentated)
Kidney tissues that are shaped like cones.
Renal Pyramids