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Certified Study Guide: Understanding Urinary System Functions & Structures, Study notes of Physiology

This certified study guide provides comprehensive information on the urinary system, covering the six purposes of the urinary system, the anatomy and functions of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, the structure and functions of the nephron, and the role of various hormones in urine formation and regulation. Learn about the urinary system's key structures, their functions, and how they work together to maintain homeostasis.

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Urinary System
Certified Study Guide
List 6 purposes of the urinary system.
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The kidneys sit between vertebrae T12 and L3. Which kidney sits lower? Why?
The kidneys get % of resting cardiac output [renal fraction]. Blood vessels and nerves enter, and ureters exit, the kidney at the
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What gland sits on top of the kidneys? What hormone does it secrete regarding the formation of urine?
What does that hormone do regarding urine formation?
Identify the 3 layers of tissue that cover the kidney.
1. purpose:
2. purpose:
3. purpose:
Describe these accessory structures:
Ureter:
How is urine propelled through the ureter?
Bladder:
What is the trigone?
Urethra:
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Urinary System Certified Study Guide List 6 purposes of the urinary system.

The kidneys sit between vertebrae T12 and L3. Which kidney sits lower? Why? The kidneys get % of resting cardiac output [renal fraction]. Blood vessels and nerves enter, and ureters exit, the kidney at the . What gland sits on top of the kidneys? What hormone does it secrete regarding the formation of urine? What does that hormone do regarding urine formation? Identify the 3 layers of tissue that cover the kidney.

  1. purpose:
  2. purpose:
  3. purpose: Describe these accessory structures: Ureter: How is urine propelled through the ureter? Bladder: What is the trigone? Urethra:

List 2 purposes of the male urethra. Understand these 3 regions of the kidney: Cortex: What does it contain? Medulla: What does it contain? What is a pyramid? Pelvis: What structures drain into the pelvis? What does the pelvis drain into? The Nephron List all the structures of a nephron. Where are most of the nephrons located? What is a glomerulus? What blood vessel feeds into it? What vessel empties out of it? How are these arterioles structurally different? What purpose does that difference serve? What surrounds the glomerulus? The Bowman’s capsule drains into the. What is a renal corpuscle? Identify the 4 portions of the renal tubule. Portion purpose

Describe the reabsorption or secretion that occurs in these structures. Structure substance(s) reabsorbed substance(s) secreted how regulated Proximal convoluted tubule Nephron loop Descending limb Ascending limb Distal convoluted tubule Describe the purposes of these hormones. Where are they produced? What do they do to the kidney? Aldosterone: Atrial natriuretic peptide: Antiduretic hormone: Parathyroid hormone: What is renal clearance? What do these RC values indicate? 135 65

Discuss these hormones.

  1. renin-angiotensin
  2. aldosterone
  3. erythropoeitin
  4. antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
  5. atrial natriuretic peptide
  6. parathyroid hormone List the 3 signs of diabetes