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Review of the Urinary system

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Lec 12 :
Urinary System 1

Organs of UrinarySystem




structures
wedge shaped
(d)





〜 that house correcting
filtered product
ducts

gather ,
even consists of tubules that

transport wine from the certical
to
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cup-shaped
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ispapille
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basin-shaped cavity that

gathers collecting
w
the

wine from ducts , acting
as a Central reservoir
outer shell packed wh

many nephwns

Filter maste products
(urea + creative
through rephins also regullies isP and
,


balance essential minerals wrive product -




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muscularrubes that convect kidneys to the

unidirectional Prow through
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crelers ->
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ml

allowing as to
an-
of whe , mants continence

sevel release wrine at appropriate time


varow , muscular tube Bor blad er rase , final consult for
urive expulsion .
↳ carries semen
during ejaculation


, Function at
Kidneys
function : synthesize essential substances
synthetic many
Erythropoietin production
:
humane in RBC
-




Calcitriol /ca2-absorption bone health)
active WED
-
: +


-
Renin : regulate BP by influencing renin-angiotension-
aldosterone system
·



filtration of blood : master filters ,
remove magies/excesses lingested toxins
-
Urea :
by product of protein metabolism

-creative : waste of muscle breakdown

-
Uris did : product of
purine metabolism

Bilimbin breakdown
productof hemoglobin
- :


Water + Electrolyle Regulation :
reabsory/excrete water based on body's needs and

electrolyse levels support nert function , muscle contraction , and homeostasis
Arterial Blood Pressure :
adjust blood volume
by controlling reabsorption
·



water


Rehin initiates a cascade that affects vo Iva
+
Pluisbalance
·


Hoid-Base Balance : excreleexcess carbonic anid/ammania


The Nephron

juxtamedullary Nephron :
15 %, reside closer to medulla
,
whe in crime
concentration




Lacticalmephnes
kid
:
predominantly Located in outer coree o Th a

must abundant
has renal renal
a
corpuscle - tube

·

Renal tubules :

proxinal convoluledtubule : reabserbs essential substiices
-




like amimodeids , and electrolytes
glucose ,
-




Loop of Heale : descends into medulla :
concentrating
the filtrate
-

Distal Convolute tubule : Fine-tures electrolyve
balance and acid base regulation
Collecting Duct gathers :
concentrated wine +
-




delivers it to the renal pelvis

, Renal corpuscle Kidney's : initial filter station
glomeris : toughed ball of capitaries where blood enters replies
-




Bowman's capsule
cup-shaped structure that surrounds glomerulus
-
:


↳ blood
plasma is meticulously sieved separating valuable substances from ,



wasse
products

Renal corpusate
cluster of
capillances
·




delicate , cup-shaped ← ( woven together
,
structure that cradle enveloped by
the podocytes
glomerulus, ↳ heart of
filtrating
entirely encloses the where blood
components
glomenles are sieved
↳ inside the initial
separating
valuable nasue
filtration of blood

plasma our
.




mnw

Glomenlar Filtration : phenomenon where water + certain solutes in

blood
plasma more from capillaries of
gramming into capsular space

1 .



Preparation
-

Blood enters glomerulus : blood travels
through the afferent

arteriole ,
a wide vessel leading to
glomerulus Metwork of
tiny capillances
within the reval corpuse)
2
2 Filtrtin
pressure pushes plasma out : ↑ pressure
gromemius capsular
-



in vs

space , water small sources (glucose Naste) squeeze turn the

Piltretion barres
-


filtration barrier : 3
layers , edituaial cells (perestited),
basement membrars , +
podocytes

allows small molecules + water to ( < 3 m) but restricts
pass ,


RBC and
large propens
filture arms : FilteredGid collects in
capsular space around guomenlys
-




.
3 Renoval
Blood exits
-



glomemnis :
trmn varran efferent artenity
Filtrate moves flows into renal tube for further
on :
processing
-

, Net Filtration Pressure :
represents the overall
pressure that either
supports
a
opposes filtration

·


Hydrostatic Pressure :
pressure Romfluid (blood) within the glomeras
promote
Colloid osmotic Pressure : arises from Calbumin) in blood
proteins
-




oppose

helps retain fluid in capillaries
repose Capsular Hydrostatic Pressure : the pressure inside Bowman's capsule due to
-




the accumulating filtrate


A NFP is determined inot promets fitfuntion prom those that
by subtracting the forces

hinder ita




NFD =
GHP-(GCOP + CHP)

* Glowencular fillation occurs when GMP surpasses &
apposing onces
↳ capillares have i pressure Rom blood into the
than
capsule ,
weving
glomerular capsule

Filtration Membrane

1
Felestarted evicothelium : inhibits filtration of RBC +
platelets
↳ allow smaller stupf tapass (water ims nutrients
, ,

2 . Basement Membrane :
protective ge) layer composed of proteoglycans
,
+
collagen
fibers
large proteins (albumin) from passing
to hinder

3 Filtration slirblu
pedicels from foot processes of podocyps that envelope capopillances
:
.




exhibit negative

change to
repel large anious

prevents piltratio of medium-sized
pooters

Parts of the Filtule enitrogenous nable can pass
as um to
allows volecules w/ Size can
pass eler capsular space
·




> 5 um cannot
pass


Nitrogenous waste :
NW)
breakdown 150 % of
- urea : by product of protein
-

Ammonia : a toxic substance converted to crea in liver

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