Urinary and reproductive
What drains into the minor calyx
Collecting duct
The majority of nephrons are classified as what type?
Cortical nephrons
What are the 3 classification of the males urethra in sequence
Prostatic urethra Membranous urethra Spongy urethra
What does adh have affect on
The amount of urine produced
What is the best diagnostic test to determine if someone has a kidney stone
Act scan or ultrasound
What is the secondary function of the dct
Active secretion of ions and acids Reabsorption of sodium and calcium ions
What makes up the glomularis
Capillaries
What are reproductive cells referred as
Gametes
Where is urine formed
In the nephrons of the kidney
Which area of the nephron is under hormonal control for the reabsorption of sodium?
Juxtamedullary
What is the expanded end of the nephron
Renal corpuscles
What are the two parts of the nephrons
Renal corpuscles and renal tubule
What is the last part of the renal tubule
The distal convoluted tubule (dct)
Where does the collecting duct take its content
The renal pelvis and ureters
What carries urine to the exterior of the body
The urethra
What is the significance of fat around the kidney
To keep it in place and protect it
What is the main function of the human reproductive system
To produce egg and sperm cells
