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PCAT A And P Urinary System

Subject : pcat
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1. Deepest layer of the kidney and functions to prevent from spreading to the kidney






2. Place where urine collects before it leaves the body






3. Cuplike sac that has two layers


4. Inner layer of the internal kidney; consists of 18 cone-shaped subsections called the renal pyramids






5. Found closer to the junction between the cortex and the medulla of the kidneys






6. Ball of capillaries containing endothelium - filtrate - the efferent arteriole and the efferent arteriole






7. Made up of the descending LOH and the ascending LOH






8. Ball-shaped; in glomerulus where filtrate is formed from blood






9. Outermost layer of the kidney - composed of kidney tissue - and serves to anchor the kidney to surrounding body structures






10. Microvilli-covered tubule that leaves Bowman's capsule and goes to the loop of Henle






11. Layer of fat that attaches to the posterior wall of the abdomen and serves to cushion the kidney






12. Region where blood vessels and lymphatic vessels enter the kidney






13. Filtration - reabsorption - secretion and excretion






14. Give medullary pyramids striations






15. Main processing center of the urinary system






16. Large structure that is continuous with the ureter - composed of minor calyces that drain into major calyces






17. Found mostly in the cortex; 95% of all nephrons






18. Major functioning structure of the kidneys; consists of the renal corpuscle and proximal and distal convoluted tubules and nephronic loop






19. Outer most layer of the internal portion of the kidney






20. Composed of cuplike epithelium that do not have microvilli and which helps to regulate the salts in the kidneys






21. Cortical tissue extensions that come down between each of the 18 pyramids






22. Filtering device at the opening of the nephron; filters out large solutes and sends water and small solutes to the renal tubule






23. Part of the nephron through which the filtrate passes to the collecting ducts






24. Help to concentrate urine






25. Picks up solutes that have been filtered out in the glomerular bed and reabsorb them






26. Point of the pyramid that points inward






27. Ducts that carry urine from the renal pyramid of the medulla to the renal pelvis for excretion through the ureters