Urinary System

4. Area that consist of renal pyramids, renal columns
6. Water always follows
14. Bean shaped organs that remove waste
15. Makes up largest component after water, end product of protein breakdown
16. The process of 99% of what was filtered gets moved back to the blood
18. Each kidney contains over 1 million of these
20. C=UV/P is the equation for
24. Holds urine
25. 1.001-1.035 is the range for
27. Outermost layer and anchors the kidneys and adrenal glands
31. Treatment to filter water and waste from your blood. Serves as an artificial kidney
33. Abnormal urine constitute, Diabetes mellitus as a possible cause
34. Commonly used to determine GFR in a patient, found in plant polysaccharide
35. Comes after the ascending limb of Nephron loop
36. Transparent capsule that prevents infections
39. Because of a shorter urethra 40% of women get this
40. Tall closely packed cells of the ascending limb

1. meaning “water in the kidney”
2. When filtrate formation decreases or stops completely this can cause
3. Consist of these organs (kidney’s, ureters, bladder, urethra, renal pelvis)
5. Cluster of capillaries
7. Fatty mass around kidneys for cushioning
8. Bundles of straight vessels from the efferent arterioles of juxtamedullary nephrons
9. The flow of blood through the ascending and descending portions of the vasa recta.
10. Longer in males (20cm) than females (3-4cm)
11. Color, odor, pH are examples of this
12. Aids in diseases or illegal substance detection
13. H+, K+, NH4+, creatinine, organic acids/bases, HCO3- are filtrated through this urine formation
17. Urine output of less than 50 mL/day
19. Infection/inflammation of renal pelvis and calyces
21. Only Hormone that decreases blood pressure, and holds onto sodium
22. The act of emptying our bladder or urinating/voiding. *Bladder does not empty completely
23. these cells have short and sparse microvilli and are responsible for maintaining water and sodium balance
26. Before draining into the ureters, urine usually collects here
28. Increases urea reabsorption and inhibits diuresis/urine output
29. Alcohol, Lasix, Furosemide are forms of..
30. Thick muscular layer of the bladder wall
32. nephron These make up 85% and are short and located in the cortex.
37. Sneezing, coughing or laughing can cause
38. Transports urine from kidney’s to bladder