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Urinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the function of the ureters? | Transports urine |
| What is the function of the nephrons? | smallest unit of kidney; helps filter wastes from blood |
| What is the function of the skin, urinary system liver, & lungs? | remove waste & toxins from body |
| What is the glomerulus? | a cluster capillaries within the nephron acting as the primary filtration unit |
| Erythropoietin is released by the kidney for.... | the production of additional RBCs |
| Urinary system controls: | body fluids; pH; electrolytes; homeostasis |
| What is micturition? | the act of urination |
| What is the first stage of nephron function? | filtration of blood (removal of water) |
| What is the second stage of nephron function? | resorption/reabsorption of amino acids, water, ions back into the blood |
| What is the last stage of nephron function? | secretion of harmful ions from blood into urine |
| Review page 13 of your notes (flow of blood into and out of kidney) | 1: Blood flows from heart through the inferior vena cava; 2: blood enters through the renal artery; 3:kidney filters blood; 4: urine leaves through ureter; 5: urine collects into bladder; 6: urine leaves through the urethra |