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Urinary System
Term | Definition |
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Erythropoientin | controls red blood cells |
Micturition | urination, act of expelling urine from the bladder |
Aldosterone | reduces urine output, increases the reabsorption of sodium |
Tubular Reabsorption | second part of urine formation but the first process that changes the volume and composition of the filtrate |
Spincters | controls the flow of urine through the urethra |
External Urethral Orifice | opening to the outside |
Urethra | final passageway for the flow of urine |
Trigone | Triangular areas formed by three openings |
Detruso Muscle | contraction of this muscle expels urine from the bladder |
Rugae | allows the bladder to expand |
Muscular Coat | middle layer, smooth muscles, main function is peristalsis to propel the urine through the ureter |
Ureter | carries urine from renal pelvis to the urinary bladder |
Renin | regulation of blood pressure |
Renal Tubule | carries fluid away from glomerula capsule |
Afferent Arteriole | blood enters the glomerulus |
Glomerulus | filters blood, cluster of capillaries |
Nephron | blood is filtered and urine is formes consists of Renal Corpuscle and Renal Tubule |