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Urinary.System

The Urinary System for Massage

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Hilus concave area on the medial aspect of the kidney; where the renal artery, renal vein, and ureter come into or out of the kidney
Renal capsule outer layer of tissue surrounding the kidney
Renal cortex outer zone of the kidney
Renal medulla inner zone of the kidney, contains the renal pyramids
Renal pyramids triangular areas in the kidney that contain the nephrons;the apex of each pyramid contains many little openings (papillae) where the urine can drain out of the nephron
Calyces (major & minor) inlets on the renal pelvis that collect the urine from the renal pyramids
Renal pelvis an expansion of the ureter inside the kidney; collects the urine from the calyces and directs it down the ureters.
Nephron functional unit of the kidney; approximately 1 million per kidney
Glomerulus capillary tuft that performs the first step in filtering blood to form urine
Glomerular (Bowman's capsule) surrounds and encapsulates the glomerulus; receives the filtrate forced out of the glomerulus that will eventually become urine.
Proximal convoluted tubule 1st segment of the nephron tubule;reabsorbs about 65% of the water; reabsorbs many nutrients; secrets histamine and some drugs into urine
Nephron loop (loop of Henle) includes the ascending and descending limbs of this loop in the kidney.
Descending limb Nephron loop, permeable to water, absorbs about 15% of reabsorbed water from the filtrate
Ascending limb nephron loop, permeable to salts, absorbs sodium and chloride from the filtrate
Distal convoluted tubule last segment of the nephron before thye collecting duct
Collecting duct tubule that takes the filtrate from the distal convoluted tubule out the the papillae and into the minor calyces
Ureters long tubes that conduct urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.
micturition another name for urination
Urethra tube that transports urine out of the bladder
Internal urethral sphincter involuntary smooth muscle around the neck of the bladder where urethra emerges.
External urethral sphincter voluntary skeletal muscle; below the internal urethral sphincter
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