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Urinary System
Urinary organs, tissues, and hormones
Question | Answer |
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Where inside the kidney are the interlobar arteries found? | They arise from the arcuate arteries and ascend into the cortex. |
How many regions to the male urethra and what are they called? | Prostatic, membranous, spongy. |
What is the proximal portion of the male urethra? | Prostatic. |
Which organ is considered retroperitoneal? | The kidney. |
What brings fresh, oxygenated blood to the kidneys? | Renal artery. |
The tough fibrous layer that surrounds the kidney? | Capsule. |
What is the organ that sits atop the kidney? | Adrenal gland. |
Which type of nephrons are deeper and lie closer to the margin between the cortex and medulla? | Juxtamedullary nephrons. |
What is the latin word meaning "pertaining to the kidney"? | Renal. |
Name the superficial region of the kidney. | Renal cortex. |
Name the non muscular region of the urinary bladder. | Trigone. |
The ureter is surrounded with _________ muscle. | Smooth. |
The artery which branches off the arcuate artery to enter the renal cortex is the _________ artery. | Interlobular. |
This structure funnels urine from the major calyx to the ureter. | Renal pelvis. |
The functions of the urinary system. | Adjusting blood volume and pressure, regulating blood plasma concentrations, stabilizing pH, conserving nutrients, removing drugs and toxins from the bloodstream. |
Which two hormones do the kidneys produce? | Renin and Erythropoietin. |
What does the hormone renin do? | Aids in BP and electrolyte control. |