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