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PCAT A And P Urinary System
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1. Made up of the descending LOH and the ascending LOH
loop of Henle
fibrous capsule
glomerular capillary bed
renal columns
2. Ball of capillaries containing endothelium - filtrate - the efferent arteriole and the efferent arteriole
glomerulus
renal fascia
renal tubule
perirenal fat capsule
3. Place where urine collects before it leaves the body
ureter
juxtamedullary nephron capillary bed
perirenal fat capsule
medulla
4. Filtration - reabsorption - secretion and excretion
carotid nephron
hilum
key processes of the urinary system
renal tubule
5. Point of the pyramid that points inward
fibrous capsule
apex or papilla
carotid nephron
renal pelvis
6. Outermost layer of the kidney - composed of kidney tissue - and serves to anchor the kidney to surrounding body structures
proximal convoluted tubule
renal fascia
minor calyces
juxtamedullary nephron capillary bed
7. Found closer to the junction between the cortex and the medulla of the kidneys
juxtamedullary nephron capillary bed
hilum
juxtamedullary nephron
distal convoluted tubule
8. Cuplike sac that has two layers
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9. Part of the nephron through which the filtrate passes to the collecting ducts
renal tubule
medulla
juxtamedullary nephron capillary bed
collecting ducts
10. Ducts that carry urine from the renal pyramid of the medulla to the renal pelvis for excretion through the ureters
apex or papilla
minor calyces
kidneys
carotid nephron
11. Picks up solutes that have been filtered out in the glomerular bed and reabsorb them
nephron
peritubular capillary bed
renal fascia
proximal convoluted tubule
12. Help to concentrate urine
medulla
juxtamedullary nephron capillary bed
renal fascia
key processes of the urinary system
13. Outer most layer of the internal portion of the kidney
peritubular capillary bed
renal tubule
apex or papilla
cortex
14. Found mostly in the cortex; 95% of all nephrons
Bowman's capsule
carotid nephron
renal tubule
glomerular capillary bed
15. Deepest layer of the kidney and functions to prevent from spreading to the kidney
fibrous capsule
carotid nephron
glomerular capillary bed
key processes of the urinary system
16. Major functioning structure of the kidneys; consists of the renal corpuscle and proximal and distal convoluted tubules and nephronic loop
Bowman's capsule
collecting ducts
nephron
glomerular capillary bed
17. Give medullary pyramids striations
Bowman's capsule
apex or papilla
medulla
collecting ducts
18. Large structure that is continuous with the ureter - composed of minor calyces that drain into major calyces
renal pelvis
glomerular capillary bed
key processes of the urinary system
nephron
19. Inner layer of the internal kidney; consists of 18 cone-shaped subsections called the renal pyramids
medulla
loop of Henle
ureter
perirenal fat capsule
20. Cortical tissue extensions that come down between each of the 18 pyramids
juxtamedullary nephron capillary bed
renal columns
hilum
medulla
21. Composed of cuplike epithelium that do not have microvilli and which helps to regulate the salts in the kidneys
carotid nephron
distal convoluted tubule
renal tubule
apex or papilla
22. Microvilli-covered tubule that leaves Bowman's capsule and goes to the loop of Henle
glomerulus
proximal convoluted tubule
renal fascia
hilum
23. Ball-shaped; in glomerulus where filtrate is formed from blood
cortex
glomerular capillary bed
key processes of the urinary system
minor calyces
24. Main processing center of the urinary system
hilum
medulla
renal corpuscle
kidneys
25. Region where blood vessels and lymphatic vessels enter the kidney
renal corpuscle
hilum
fibrous capsule
proximal convoluted tubule
26. Filtering device at the opening of the nephron; filters out large solutes and sends water and small solutes to the renal tubule
nephron
kidneys
renal pelvis
renal corpuscle
27. Layer of fat that attaches to the posterior wall of the abdomen and serves to cushion the kidney
minor calyces
perirenal fat capsule
renal fascia
apex or papilla