ap100 FAP Word Scramble

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The _______ system helps keep the body in homeostasis by removing and restoring selected amounts of solutes and water from the blood.	urinary
The urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder and the ______	urethra
The _______ are the main filtering organs of the urinary system, producing the urine.	kidneys
_____ consists of urea, excess water, excess ions and toxic wastes that may ahve been consumed with food.	urine
The kidneys perform ___ functions as they daily filter the blood.	six
The _____ are the major excretory organs of the body, filtering large amounts of fluids from the bloodstream	kidneys
kidneys maintain blood volume and concentration by maintaining proper ___________	ion concentrations
Kidneys control the proper ______ ion concentration of the blood.	hydrogen
The kidneys produce the enzyme _____ which helps maintain blood pressure	renin
The kidneys produce the protein hormone _________, which stimulates red blood cell production	erythropoietin
The kidneys convert vitamin D to its active form _________	calciferol
The kidneys are located just above the waist between the _______ and the posterior wall of the abdomen.	parietal peritoneum
The _____ is a notch in the concave center of each kidney through which a ureter leaves the kidney	hilum
____ layers of tissue surround each kidney	three
The innermost layer of the kidney is the ________	renal capsule
the renal capsule acts as a barrier against infection and ______	trauma
The second layer of the kidney is the _________, a mass of fatty tissue that protects the kidney from blows.	adipose capsule
The outtermost layer of the kidney is the ________ that anchors the kidney to the abdominal wall	renal fascia
The outter area of a kidney is called the _______	cortex
the inner area of a kidney is called the ______	medulla
Within the medulla are striated, triangular structures called the _________	renal pyramid.
The cortical material that extends between the renal pyramids is called the _________	renal columns
The cortex and renal pyramids make up the ________ of the kidney.	parenchyma
the parenchyma of the kidney is composed of millions of microscopic units called _______.	nephrons
The _______ are the functional units of the kidneys	nephrons
the tip of each renal pyramid is surrounded by a funnel shaped structure called a __________	minor calyx
a ________ collects urine from the ducts of the renal pyramids.	minor calyx
The major calyces foin to form the large collecting funnel called the ________	renal pelvis
the renal pelvis narrows to form the ______	ureter
a _______ is a microscopic renal tubule and its vascular component	nephron
The nephron begins as a double walled globe know as _______________	bowmans glomerular capsule
The right and left renal arteries transport ____ ml of blood to thekidneys every minute	1200
The arteries branch and pass between the renal pyramids in the renal columns as the ________ arteries.	interlobar
At the base of the pyramids, interlobar arters arch as the _______ arteries found between the cortex and the medulla	arcuate
branches of the arcuate arteries become the __________ arteries	interlobular
interlobular arteries branch into afferent _______ in the cortex	arterioles
afferent arterioles divide into the capillary network called the ________	glomerulus
Glomerular capillaries reunite to form the _________ arteriole, which exits the capsule of the glomerulus.	efferent
efferent arterioles divide to form ________ capillaries, which surround the confoluted tubules of the nephron.	peritubular
peritubular capillaries reunite to form an ________ vein, which connects with the arcuate vein at the base of the pyramid.	interlobular
arcuate veins connect to ________ veins found between the pyramids int he renal columns.	interlobar
Interlobar veins unite at the right and left ______ veins that exit the kidney at the hilum.	renal
The nerve supply to the kidney is the _________ of the autonomic nervous system.	renal plexus
_______ control blood concentration andvolume by removing selected amounts of water and solutes, regulate ph and remove toxic waste from the blood.	nephrons
urine forms by glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion, all of which occur in the ________	nephrons
___________ removes water and dissolved substances from the plasma of blood.	glomerular filtration
____________ transports substances from the tubular fluid into the blood of the peritubular capillaries.	tubular reabsorption
__________ reabsorbs glucose	active transport
______ reabsorbs water	osmosis
________ moves these substances from the plasma in the peritubular capillary into the fluid of the renal tubule	tubular secretion
_____ consists of 95 percent water	urine
each of the two ureters begins as an extension of the ________ of a kidney and connects to the urinary bladder	renal pelvis
The function of the ______ is to transport urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder.	ureters
urine moves mainly by ________ contractions of the smooth muscle walls	peristaltic
The urinary bladder is held in position by folds of _________ in the pelvic cavity	peritoneum
the two openings of the ureters and the single opening into the urethra outline a smooth triangular region called the _______	trigone
the bladder wall is composed of three layers of smooth muscle called the _______ muscle	detrusor
urine is expelled from the bladder by an act known as _________	micturition

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