Functions of the urinary

system
Homeostatic regulation of
_____________________
Regulating __________________________________
Regulating __________________________________
Stabilizing blood _______
Conserving ________________
Filter many___________of fluid from blood
Excretion - The ______________________________
___________________________________________
__________
_______ ___________
_________________
Elimination - ________________________________
___________________________________________
 Urinary System
Kidneys _____________
____________
Ureters _______________
______________________
Urinary bladder -
________ ___________
Urethra ________________
______________________

Figure 26.1
 Location and External Anatomy of
Kidneys
Located _____________________
Lateral to __________vertebrae
Average kidney
_____cm tall, _____ cm wide,
______cm thick
Hilus
On _______________________
__________________________ent
er and exit
Renal capsule ______________
_____________________
Urinary System in Gross Dissection

Figure 26.3
 Internal Gross Anatomy of the
Kidneys
Frontal section through
the kidney, 3 main
regions
______________________
______________________
______________________
Major ________________
______________ calicies
Gross vasculature
Renal ________________
Branch into
____________
_______________
 Anatomy of the kidneys
Superficial _____________________and
_____________________
The medulla consists of __________________________________
The cortex is composed of roughly
__________________________
__________________________________along with the
______________ drain urine to the _______________.
 Nephron The Functional Unit of Kidney
Nephron consists of:
Renal _____________
Renal ___________:
________________c
onvoluted tubule
(PCT)
Loop of _________
_____________conv
oluted tubule
(DCT)
Nephron empties
tubular
_________into a
system of
_______________
ducts and
_____________ducts
 Renal Corpuscle
Consists of:
_______________ tuft
of fenestrated
capillaries
Glomerular
(_____________)
capsule
____________ layer
simple squamous
epithelium
______________ layer
consists of
podocytes
Blood travels from
_____________ arteriole
to peritubular
capillaries
Blood leaves the
nephron via the
_________________
arteriole
 Nephron
Proximal convoluted
tubule (PCT)
Actively reabsorbs
____________________
____________________
____________________
Released into
peritubular fluid
Loop of Henle
_______________ limb
_______________ limb
Each limb has a
thick and thin
section
 Nephron
Distal convoluted
tubule (DCT)
Actively
secretes
________________
______________
Reabsorbs
__________
_______ from
tubular fluid
Collecting Tubules (Collecting
ducts)
Collecting tubules - Receive
________ from __________convoluted
tubules

Figure 23.8
 Mechanisms of Urine Production
Filtration - filtrate of
_____________________
_____________capillaries
Reabsorption most
_______________________
___________________recl
aimed
Secretion - active
process of
___________________
_____________________
 Urine Excretion
Leaves Collecting
System
Enters renal ___________
Rest of urinary system
______________________
_________
_________
_________
_________
 The Ureters
Pair of ________________________________
Extend from __________________________________
_____________ contractions force ___________from the
_____________ to the ___________________________.
Oblique entry into bladder prevents _______________of urine
 Urinary Bladder
A collapsible
_____________
______
____________________urin
e
Full bladder
___________
Expands into the
_______________________
Empty bladder lies
entirely within the
____________

Figure 23.13
 The urethra
Extends from the urinary _______________ to the
_____________ ___________________
Passes through urogenital
__________________(external urinary sphincter)
Differs in ______________________________in males and
females
Internal urethral sphincter -
_______________________________
External urethral sphincter -
_______________________________
______________________________________________
Urinary Bladder and Urethra - Male
Males _____cm in
length
Three named regions
Prostatic urethra -
________________________
____________
Membranous urethra -
________________________
____________
Spongy (penile) urethra
passes _________________
_______________________

Figure 23.16a
 Urinary Bladder and Urethra -
In females - length ofFemale
___________ cm
The smooth triangular region of the base is called the
______________ - many _________________________ persist
in this region
 Micturition
Bladder can hold _______
_____________
_________________________stre
tch bladder walls initiates
micturation reflex:
_________________________coo
rdinated by micturition
reflex
Initiated by ____________
_______________________
_______________________
Urination requires
coupling _______________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________