PN 110 urinary syste
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| functional unit of the kidney | nephron
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| this part of the nephron dips into the renal medulla | loop of Henle
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| this organ filters blood and helps remove waste | kidney
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| the tube between the kidney and the bladder | ureter
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| this provides a storage tank for the urine | urinary bladder
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| these folds in the bladder stretch out as the bladder fills | rugae
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| this posterior pituitary hormone causes water to be reabsorbed in the kidney | antidiuretic hormone
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| a condition caused by the lack of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) | diabetes insipidus
DI causes the urine to be very dilute
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| this tube inside the kidney reabsorbs water and concentrates the filtrate | collecting duct
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| a mass of twisting capillaries in the Bowman's capsule | glomerulus
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| this convoluted tubule comes before the loop of Henle | proximal convoluted tubule
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| protein in the urine | proteinuria
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| tube from the bladder to the outside | urethra
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| the inability to control urine | urinary incontinence
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| a drug or substance that increases urine volume | diuretic
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| low urine output | oliguria
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| a build up of urea and other waste products in the blood because of poor kidney function | uremia
"urine in the blood"
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| double layer of epithelial cells that wrap around the glomerulus | Bowman's capsule (glomerular capsule)
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| the amount of fluid filtered by both kidneys is known as | Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
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| a process that artificially filters blood as a kidney would | dialysis
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| The adrenal gland hormone that causes the body to retain sodium (and thus water) This causes an increase in blood pressure. | aldosterone
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| opening at the end of urethra | meatus
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| outer region of the kidney | renal cortex
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| inner region of the kidney | renal medulla
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| location of kidneys | retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum)
Kidneys are in the back, tucked under the bottom ribs.
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| the heart releases this hormone when blood pressure is elevated it causes the kidney to release sodium (and water) | Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
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