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Urinary System Powerpoint Lecture
Urinary System Powerpoint Lecture
Elimination: the discharge of these products into the environment. Homeostatic regulation: Maintaining volume and solute concentration of blood plasma.
Regulates blood volume by adjusting content of urine. Regulates blood pressure by controlling red blood cell
production. Regulates plasma concentrations of electrolytes: sodium, potassium, and chloride. Regulates and stabilizes blood pH.
Adrenal Gland
Kidney
Abdominal Aorta
Placed against the dorsal body wall, in front of the last false rib. The right kidney is slightly lower than the left to accommodate the liver.
Renal Medulla Calyx Renal Vein Renal Artery Renal Pyramid Renal Pelvis Renal Capsule Ureter Renal Cortex
releasing adrenaline into the blood stream Causes fight or flight response
Blood to be filtered enters through the renal artery and exits through the renal vein. The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron.
As blood enters the nephron, water and any dissolved substances smaller than proteins enter the glomerulus, a network of capillaries.
Large proteins and red blood cells
This filtration is passive. Substances needed by the body are reabsorbed in the renal tubule.
digestion in muscles.
Any remaining fluid will collect in the renal pelvis and exit the kidneys through the ureter.
The kidneys have 64 sq. ft. of filtration surface, producing about 48 gallons of filtrate per day. 99% is reabsorbed back into the body.
and ammonia. Yellow due to a pigment produced when old red blood cells are broken down.
Ureter
Drains urine into the urinary bladder
Urinary Bladder
Stores urine.
Urethra
Tube that exits the body from bladder.
Urinary Reflex
The process of urination is a the result
Kidney stones are crystalized minerals in the urine. Dietary factors that increase the risk of stone formation:
Low fluid intake High intake of animal
of kidney stones.