Anatomy 10

Urinary System

Extra Credit: 10 points

Due at Final Exam

Please answer each of the following. These questions may be included in the final exam, but in modified form to fit the format of questions asked on exams.

  1. Name 3 functions of kidneys:

a.

b.

c.

  1. Why is the right kidney lower than the left kidney?
  1. The outer portion of the kidneys is called the ______.

The triangular pyramidal structures in the kidneys are called the ______and are located in the medullary region of the kidney.

The area between the pyramids are called the ______columns.

  1. Blood is filtered through a compact capillary bed called the ______.
  1. Structure #4 is also part of the functional unit of the kidney called the ______. There are more than 1 million of these units in each kidney!
  1. Most of #4 are located in the cortex of the kidney and are called ______

Nephrons.

  1. Look at the diagram of the in the notes on the kidney and find the diagram of the blood vessel and tubule system within each kidney. List the sequence of blood vessels in this diagram:
  1. afferent arteriole
  1. ______
  1. efferent arteriole
  1. ______(capillary)
  1. ______(vein)
  1. How much blood is processed through the kidneys each minute?
  1. List the waste products released in urine.
  1. ______

b. nitrogenous wastes: list 3

  1. ______
  1. What is the function of an urinalysis?
  1. What conditions may contribute to the following results of a urinalysis?
  1. glucose present
  1. white blood cells present
  1. red blood cells present
  1. proteins present
  1. Give the function of each of the following:
  1. ureters
  1. urinary bladder
  1. ureters
  1. What is a “UTI”? What can contribute to this condition?
  1. How is water balance maintained in the kidney (briefly)
  1. What does ADH do in the kidneys?
  1. Name the muscles (2) that control the release of urine.