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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/26/2012

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Pathway of Urine
Definition
Kidneys... Uterer...Bladder...Internal Urethral Sphincter...Urethra
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Average Lenth of Male Urethra
Definition
8 inches which 3 of them are within the body
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Three Major Developmental Structures of Urinary System
Definition

Ureteric Bud

Cloaca

Hindgut

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Uteric Bud
Definition
Structure involved with urinary system development, forms metanephros that later develop into kidney 
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Cloaca
Definition
Structure involved with urinary system development, forms urogenital sinus later develops into urinary bladder and urethra
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Hindgut
Definition
Structure involved with urinary system development,  forms the rectum later extends and forms the anus.
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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
Definition
This tissue type primarily makes up the kidneys 
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Gluconeogenesis
Definition
The production of new sugar in the kidney
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Renin
Definition
in the kidneys this increases Angiotensin II which causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure
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Erythropoietin
Definition
In the Kidneys, Stimulates blood production
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Metabolism
Definition
Vitamin D can metabolize in the kidney
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