Urinary Wrksheet
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Glomerulus to Bowmans Capsule | Glomerular filtration takes place where and to the what? |
| Decrease | When blood flow through the kidneys decreases what happens to the GFR? |
| useful materials are transported from filtrate to peritubular capillaries | What is the process of tubular reabsorption? |
| H+ ions | The kidneys respond to a decreasing pH of the blood by excreting more what? |
| dissolved matter in urine | What does specific gravity measure? |
| cavity with in the kidney | What is the renal pelvis? |
| Renal vein | What vessel takes blood from the kidney to the inferior vena cava? |
| to increase RBC production | What is the function of erythropoietin? |
| Urethra | Urine is transported from the urinary bladder to the exterior by what? |
| Renal Corpuscle/ Renal Tubule | Name the two major parts of a nephron? |
| Renal Artery | The blood vessel that takes blood from the abdominal aorta into the kidney is the what? |
| Hold kidneys in place | What is the job of the renal fascia? |
| acts as a cushion | What is the job of the adipose tissue? |
| Renal Cortex | What is the outer layer of the kidney tissue called? |
| Renal Cortex | Where in the kidneys are renal corpuscles found? |
| Posterior to pubic bone | Where is the urinary bladder located? |
| renal medulla | Loops of Henle and collecting tubules are found where? |
| Renal Medulla | The inner layer of kidney tissue is called what? |
| Blood | The function of the nephrons of the kidneys is to form urine from what? |
| Rugae | Name the part of the urinary bladder that permits expansion of the bladder without tearing the lining? |
| Renal Pelvis | In the kidney calyces are found in the what? |
| Glomerular filtration rate | What is GFR? |
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