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-bean shaped
-three layers supportive tissue
1)renal fascia-outer layer
2)perirenal fat capsule - surrounds kidney against blows
3)fibrous capsule - transparent capsule that prevents infections |
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-structural and functional units of the kidneys
-carry out processes that form urine |
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1)proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) - 2) Loop of Henle (Nephron loop)
3)Distal Convoluted Tubule to collecting duct |
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| Peritubular Capillaries vs Juxtamedullary Nephrons |
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PC's
low pressure, porous capillaries that readily absorb solutes and water from the tubule cells as these substances are reclaimed from the filtrate
JN's
-play an important role in kidneys' ability to produce concentrated urine
-high blood pressure
-high resistance vessels
-larger diameter |
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| -abnormally low urinary output (less than 50 ml/day) |
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| Substances reabsorbed by Proximal Convoluted Tubule, Loop of Henle, Distal Convoluted Tubule, Collecting Duct |
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PCT
-sodium ions, glucose, K, water, urea
Loop of Henle
-water, Na, Cl, K
DCT
-Na, Cl
CD
-Na, K, Cl, Water, Urea |
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| -name of leukocytes that can cause urinary tract infections |
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| Renal Calculi or Kidney Stones |
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Definition
| -Calcium, magnesium, or uric acid salts in urine that may crystallize and precipitate in the renal pelvis |
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| -the openings in the inferior of the bladder are for the ureters and urethra the region outlined by these openings is called the Trigone Region |
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-also called urination, or voiding
-the act of emptying the urinary bladder |
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| -the number of solute particles dissolved in 1 kg of water and reflects the solution's ability to cause osmosis |
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