HPHY 211 University of Oregon Final Review (100% Verified with correct answers)

What are the functions of the urinary system? What do the kidneys help regulate in the body? correct answers 1. filters blood 2. removes waste/toxins ces urine kidneys regulates: 1. water balance (blood volume/pressure) 2. acid-base balance (pH) rolyte levels Where in the body are the kidneys located? Why is the right kidney slightly lower than the left? correct answers 1. posterior abdominal wall 2. Right kidney is larger Identify and describe the major structures of the urinary system. Be able to trace urine from the renal pelvis to outside the body. correct answers 1. kidney 2. adrenal gland 3. renal artery 4. abdominal aorta 5. renal vein 6. IVC 7. ureter 8. urinary bladder 9. urethra Where is perirenal fat located? What is its function? correct answers renal fascia but superficial to the renal capsule. What term is used to describe the inner center of the kidney? What term is used to describe the outer layer of the kidney? correct answers When urine is produced, where does it collect before entering the ureter? correct answers What does it mean if a structure or group of structures is a "functional unit" of an organ? correct answers What is a nephron? correct answers functional unit of the kidney & smallest structure that can carry out all the functions of the organ What is a glomerulus? What is its function? correct answers ball of capillaries • specialized cells create a "sieve" to filter blood What is the difference between sex and gender? correct answers Gender: socially constructed,