Gross Anatomy

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Gross Anatomy

• 1. Urethra
• 2. Ureter
• 3. Urinary Bladder
• 4. Kidney

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Gross Anatomy

• 1. Ureter
• 2. Kidney
• 3. Renal Vein
• 4. Renal Artery
• 5. Vena Cava
• 6. Adrenal Gland
• 7. Renal Artery
• 8. Renal Vein
• 9. Aorta
• 10. Ureter

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Kidney Anatomy

• 1. Ureter
• 2. Renal Pelvis
• 3.Cortex
• 4. Medulla
• 5. Pyramid (Medulla)
• 6. Cortex
• 7. Papilla
• 8. Calyx
• 9. Renal Capsule

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Nephron Anatomy

• 1. Renal Artery
• 2. Renal Vein
• 3. Glomerulus
• 4. Distal Tubule
• 5. Proximal Tubule
• 6. Loop of Henle
• 7. Collecting Duct
• 8. Bowmans Capsule

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Nephron Function

• Filtration
• 3 and 8
• Reabsorbing
• 5
• Tubular Secretion
• 4
• Concentration
• 6 and 7

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Functions of the Kidneys

• Regulation of levels of minerals in the blood
• Regulation of water content
• Maintenance pH or acidity
• Retention of important nutrients
• Secretion of hormones
• Elimination of cellular wastes

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Vocabulary

• Homeostasis
• Filtrate
• Urine
• Excrete
• Nephron
• Distal
• Proximal
• Bladder
• Vasopressin

• 1. Maintain a stable internal environment
• 2. Essential materials, water and wastes removed
  from blood
• 3. Water and dissolved wastes
• 4. Rid body of wastes
• 5. Functional unit of kidney
• 6. Far away from a structure
• 7. Near to a structure
• 8. Temporary storage area
• 9. Anti-diuretic

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Misc.

• Process of diffusion across an artificial
  permeable membrane
• of filtrate returned to the system
• The result of kidney failure
• Two things that can attack the kidneys
• Substances formed by the kidneys that sometimes
  get caught in the ureters
• Capacity of bladder

• Dialysis
• 99
• Death
• Toxic substances and bacteria
• Kidney stones
• 1 pint