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What are the components of the urinary system? 1) Kidneys (2)
2) Ureters (2)
3) Bladder
4) Urethra
Where are nephrons located? renal pyramids
How does urine flow from the collecting ducts --> 1) Collecting ducts
urethra? 2) Papillae
3) Minor calyx
4) Major calyx
5) Renal pelvis
6) Ureter
7) Bladder
8) Urethra
Kidneys receive what % of cardiac output? 20-25% (~22%)
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Renal blood flow pathway AORTA --> Renal artery --> segmental artery --> interlobar artery --> arcuate
artery --> interlobular artery --> afferent arteriole --> GLOMERULUS --> efferent
arteriole --> peritubular capillaries / vasa recta --> network of venules -->
interlobular vein --> arcuate vein --> interlobar vein --> segmental vein --> renal
vein --> IVC
What is significant about the peritubular capillaries/vasa they are a portal system
recta?
What are the 2 components of the nephron? 1) Renal corpuscle
2) Renal tubules
What are the components of the renal corpuscle? 1) Glomerular (Bowman's) Capsule
2) Glomerulus
What is the glomerulus? capillary network between afferent and efferent arterioles
What are the renal tubules? long (~50 mm) tubular passageway that begins at the renal corpuscle
TRUE/FALSE: "Collecting ducts will collect for a single FALSE! --> Collecting ducts will collect for many nephrons!
nephron."
What are the 2 types of nephrons? 1) Cortical
2) Juxtamedullary
What nephrons comprise 85% of nephrons and are cortical nephrons
located almost entirely within the renal cortex?
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Science Medicine Nephrology
Renal Physiology
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Flashcard sets Study guides
GI Physiology Glucose & Other Carbohydrate Testi... Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), M... Urinaly
645 terms 88 terms 138 terms Teacher
tyler_PA-S2025 Preview tyler_PA-S2025 Preview tyler_PA-S2025 Preview Ree
Terms in this set (510)
What are the components of the urinary system? 1) Kidneys (2)
2) Ureters (2)
3) Bladder
4) Urethra
Where are nephrons located? renal pyramids
How does urine flow from the collecting ducts --> 1) Collecting ducts
urethra? 2) Papillae
3) Minor calyx
4) Major calyx
5) Renal pelvis
6) Ureter
7) Bladder
8) Urethra
Kidneys receive what % of cardiac output? 20-25% (~22%)
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, 7/28/26, 8:55 AM Renal Physiology Flashcards | Quizlet
Renal blood flow pathway AORTA --> Renal artery --> segmental artery --> interlobar artery --> arcuate
artery --> interlobular artery --> afferent arteriole --> GLOMERULUS --> efferent
arteriole --> peritubular capillaries / vasa recta --> network of venules -->
interlobular vein --> arcuate vein --> interlobar vein --> segmental vein --> renal
vein --> IVC
What is significant about the peritubular capillaries/vasa they are a portal system
recta?
What are the 2 components of the nephron? 1) Renal corpuscle
2) Renal tubules
What are the components of the renal corpuscle? 1) Glomerular (Bowman's) Capsule
2) Glomerulus
What is the glomerulus? capillary network between afferent and efferent arterioles
What are the renal tubules? long (~50 mm) tubular passageway that begins at the renal corpuscle
TRUE/FALSE: "Collecting ducts will collect for a single FALSE! --> Collecting ducts will collect for many nephrons!
nephron."
What are the 2 types of nephrons? 1) Cortical
2) Juxtamedullary
What nephrons comprise 85% of nephrons and are cortical nephrons
located almost entirely within the renal cortex?
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