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Urinary System

Anatomy Final

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The output of the urinary system? Urine
Where does waste originally come from? Blood
How does blood get to the urinary system? Renal arteries
Outside layer of kidney? Renal capsule
Inside layer of kidney? Renal medulla
The kidney is organized into repeating microscopic units known as... Nephrons
A nephron uses what biological principle to filter blood and retain water? Glomerular filtration and selective re-absorption
How does waste get from the kidney to the bladder? Ureters
Bladder form=function A hollow muscular sac in the pelvis that collects and holds urine from kidney's
How does waste get from the bladder to outside environment? Through a single tube called the urethra
EPO(erythropoietin) A hormone produced by the kidney's that stimulates bone marrow to produce rbc
ADH(antidiuretic) A hormone that is a chemical in the brain that regulates the amount of water your kidney's absorb
What is negative feedback? When a regulatory mechanism has a change which then triggers a response that reverses that change and returns body to a stable balance of homeostasis
Science word for kidney? Renal
1 function of the urinary system removes organic waste from blood
2 function of the urinary system regulating blood volume/pressure
3 function of the urinary system regulating water ions/concentrations
4 function of the urinary system stabilize blood pH (all functions ultimately clean the blood)
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