Urinary System
Urine PH
4.5 to 8.0
Retroperitoneal
A directional term that means posterio to the serous layer or parietal peritoneum lining the abdominal cavity. (kidneys location)
Internal uretharl orifice
Anterior corner of the trigone is idendified by the opening of the urethra.
Renal artery
Blood enters the kidney throught this large artery.
Renal vein
Blood exits the kidney through this vein
Kidneys 3 layers of connective tissue?
Deepest: Renal Capsule; protects the kidney from damage. Superficial: Adipose Capsule; acts as a shock aborber to the kidneys. Most Superficial: Renal Fascia: helps hold the kidney against the abdominal wall.
Urine smell like fishy
Diabetes mellitus
Urine with blood
Hematuria
Renal Cortex
Most superficial layer of the kidney that is in direct contract with the smooth, trasparent renal capsule that helps protect the kidney.
Kidneys
Organs where most of the functions of the urinary system. Within kidneys blood is filtered, water and waste are removed. 10-11cm.
Urine protein
Proteinuria, normal due pregnancy or extremely high protein diet
Detrusor Muscle
Smooth muscle of the bladder is organized with two layers of longitudinal muscle around an inner layer of circular muscle
Renal Lobe
The term for the combination of a real pyramid, the renal cortex superficial the renal pyramid, and half of each renal column
Reanl Pyramids
conecshaped structures
Urine colorless or yellow
could be dilute or diabetes insipidus
Renal Calyces
faces toward the ducts for moving the urine toward the ureter
Urine glucose
flucosuria, diabetes mellitus
Nephrons
found within the renal pyramid, the function unit of the kidneys
Internal urethral sphincter
inferior the opening between the urethra and the bladder, involuntary.
Urinometer
measure the specific gravity or the density of the urine
Renal Medulla
middle of the kidney contains a number of darker,
Urine ketones
pregnancy, or ketonuria, diabete mellitus with glucose combined
Renal Columns
shats of cortical tissue extend into middle of the kidney
Urinalysis
testing the urine for abnormalities
Renal Pappila
the base or wider end of the renal pyramids face the cortex
Collecting ducts
the filtrate that is procuded by the nephrons passes through.
Urethra
tube responsible for conducting urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body in both males and females
External urethral sphincter
voluntary control is opened.
Trigone
Inferior surface in thhe interior of the urinary bladder is a triangular section
Urinary System
It regulates blood volume, blood pressure, water loss, blood ph, kidneys produce hormoney:renin, calcitriol, and erythropoeitein, glucogenesis. Urine production and elimination of waste.
Urinary Bladder
Urine produced by the kidney will exit through the ureter.
Urinary Bladder
a hollow, muscular organ that stores urine until it can be excreted.
