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| Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra |
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| A major homeostatic organ of the body |
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Kidneys filter____ of blood/minute.
Producing ____ of blood/minute. |
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| Tubes that transport urine from kidneys to the bladder |
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| Stores urine until micturition (urination) |
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| Single tube running from the bladder to an external orifice |
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Male urethra is ____ long
Purpose is ____ & ____ |
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20 cm
Urinary & Reproductive functions |
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Female urethra is ____ long
Purpose is ____, no ____ functions |
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4 cm
Urination, reproductive |
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| The urethra ends at an ____ ____ ____ |
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| external urethral orificle |
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| External urethral orifice |
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| Opening to external environment |
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| Each urethra has an _____ and ____ sphincter |
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| Controls the release of urine |
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| Excretion of metabolic wastes from the body, primarily nitrogeneous waste |
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| A byproduct of AA metabolism |
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| Breakdown of creatine phosphate |
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Metabolic wastes excreted from the body:
____, ____, and ____ |
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| Urea, creatinine, and uric acid |
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| salt balance (electrolytes) |
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The more ____ in the blood, the more ____ in the blood =
____ ____ and ____ |
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salts, water
blood volume and pressure |
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Maintenance of acid-base balnance
Blood pH of ____, slightly ____
Excrete ____ and reabsorb ____
Urine pH ____, ____ |
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7.4, basic
H+ and bicarbonate ions (HCO3-)
6, acidic |
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Secretion of hormones
____ causes adrenal glands to release ____ (water-salt balance)
____ stimulate ____ production |
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Renin, aldosterone
Erythropoietin, RBC |
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Kidney anatomy
Covered with a ____ ____ ____ and surrounded by ____ ____ |
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| fibrous renal capsule, fat deposits |
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| Meaning they are located underneath the parietal peritoneum |
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Kidney anatomoy
____ ____ provide the kidneys with ____ |
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Nephron structure
The ____ is the only ____ pressure ____ system in the body |
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| glomerulus, high, capillary |
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The ____ arteriole is ____ in diameter than the ____ arteriole
Resulting in ____ |
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