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| Function of the Urinary System |
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regulate blood volume and composition, help to regulate blood pressure and pH, participate in red blood cell production, and excrete waste products and foreign substances. |
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| Organs of the urniary system |
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Kidneys
Two ureters
Urinary bladder
and a Urethra |
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| The kidneys are located on either side of the body underneath the diaphragm near the lower back. Each kidney is a long tube-like structure. |
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| Structural and functional unit of the kidneys |
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consists of a knot of capillaries (glomerulus) surrounded by a double-walled capsule (Bowman’s capsule) that opens into a tubule |
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consists of
Proximal Convoluted Tubule, Loop of Henle, Distal Convoluted Tubule
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Blood supply of Kidney and Nephron
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A kidney receives the blood from the renal artery that arises from the dorsal aorta. In the kidney, the renal artery divides and subdivides to send an afferent arteriole into each Bowman's capsule |
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consists of a series of tubules and ducts that connect the nephrons to the ureter |
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Juxtaglomerular Apparatus |
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microscopic structure in the kidney that regulates the function of each nephron |
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glomerular filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. |
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| moves substances from the tubular tubular fluid back into the blood within peritubular capillaries |
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| moves substances from the blood within the peritubualr capilary system into the renal tube |
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contains large quantities of nitrogen as well as significant quantities of dissolved phosphates and potassium |
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carries urine from kidney to the bladder.Each kidney has one measuriing from 28 to 34 cm long, the right one is slightly shorter than the left. |
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| a hollow elastic organ that functions as the body’s urine storage tank. |
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| Consists of 2 phases: the storage and voiding stage |
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A contracted bladder that forces the external sphincter open and discharges urine through the urethra. |
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is a tube that conveys urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. |
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functions as a urinary canal and as a passageway for cells and secretions from various reproductive organs |
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is inflammation of the tiny filters in your kidneys (glomeruli). |
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inflammation of the bladder. Most often, that inflammation is caused by a bacterial infection known as a urinary tract infection |
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production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine |
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome
HUS
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| a kidney condition that happens when red blood cells are destroyed and block the kidneys' filtering system. |
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very effective in treating hypertension |
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sudden, severe attacks of pain, redness and tenderness in joints, often the joint at the base of the big toe. |
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most likely to result from injury to the (Spinal cord above the sacral region) |
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an operation in which a person with kidney failure receives a new kidney. The new kidney takes over the work of cleaning the blood. |
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infection in any part of your urinary system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra |
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