A&P Lab
Exercise 40: Urinary System
Goals for this lab period:
- Identify the structures and organs which comprise the urinary system on models and
diagrams
- Identify the different regions of the kidney and the function of each region
- Compare features of the urethra in males and females
Review:
What are the functions of the urinary system?
What are the three steps in urine formation that occur within nephrons?
Terminology:
Micturition – emptying of the urinary bladder
Anatomy of the Urinary System
Kidneys
Cortex
Medullary region – contains renal pyramids
Renal columns
Renal pelvis
Nephrons
Ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra
True or False? The urethra is shared by the urinary and reproductive systems in males.
True or False? The urethra is shared by the urinary and reproductive systems in females.
Is the urethra the same length in males and females?
Which organs of the urinary system are paired?
______________ are the basic anatomical unit responsible for urine formation.
What are the two major structures that make up the nephron?
