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Anatomy Sci 221 : Wk 7-13 part 2
Question | Answer |
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URINARY SYSTEM FUNCTIONS | 1) Filtration/Excrection of body fluids 2) Elimination of waste products 3) Regulation/Stabilization of blood volume & compositon, pH level, & water & electrolytes |
Kidneys produce urine in order to | maintain homeostasis |
Organ that temporarily stores urine prior to elimination | Urinary Bladder |
The only organ of the urinary system not responsible for only the ransport, storage, and elimination of urine | Kidneys |
The urethra extends from the bladder to | the exterior of the body then passes through the urogenital diaphram (an external voluntary spincter made of skeletal muscle) |
What is a renal capsule? | Tough, fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the kidney |
What is the renal medulla? | Inner portion of kidney |
What are the renal pyramids? | cone-shaped masses of tissue in the renal medulla. |
What is the renal pelvis? | Superior end of ureter which is expanded to form a funnel/renal sinus |
What are ureters? | Tubes leading away from the kidneys |