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| I. The urinary system has two principal functions: excreting ______ and regulating the composition of ______. |
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| lower , liver , inferiorly |
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| Ther righ kidney lies slightly ________ than the left kidney because the larger right lobe of the _______ pushes it _______. |
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| The kidney moves with resperation; on deep inspiration, both kidneys move ______ approximatly 1 inch. |
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| Within the hilus of the kidney are other _____ structures, a ureter, and the __________. |
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| A fibrous capsule called ________ the surrounds the kidney. |
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Outside of this fibrous capsule is a covering of ______.
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The __________ fascia surrounds the perinephric fat and encloses the kidneys and adrenal glands.
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| The renal fascia, known as _________ fascia, surrounds the true capsule and perinephric fat. |
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| The medullary substance consists of a series of striated conical masses, called the renal _________ |
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| A nephron consists of two main structures. a renal _________ and a renal __________. |
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| Nephrons _________ the blood and produce _________. |
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| glomerous, bowman's capsule |
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The renal corpuscle consists of a network of capillaries, called the ________, which is surrounded by a
cuplike structure known as _______.
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Blood flows into the glomerulus through a small ______ arteriole and leaves the glomerulus through an ______ arteriole
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| renal pelvis, crosses the pelvic brim, pierces the bladder wall |
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| There are three constrictions along the ureter's course: |
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| The main renal artery is a lateral branch of the aorta and arises just inferior to the ________ artery. |
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| The renal vein drains into the ___________ of the inferior vena cava |
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