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Functions of Urinary System
Removal of waste products from the bloodstream
Production of urine
Storage and excretion of urine
Blood volume regulation
Organs of Urinary System
Kidney, ureter, urinary, urethra
Kidney Function
filters blood, processes filtrate, excretes urine
Ureter Function
moves urine from kidney to urinary bladder
Urinary Bladder Function
stores urine, contracts to urinate
Urethra Function
carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside
What is the nephron known as?
The functional unit of the kidney
The three interrelated processes of the nephron to form urine
Filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion
Nephron Regions (6)
corpuscle, proximal convoluted tubule, descending nephron loop, ascending nephron loop, distal tubule, collecting duct
Ureter wall layers (3)
mucosa, muscularis, adventitia
Urinary Bladder
mucosa, submucosa, musculari