- Urinary System
Creatine Phsophate - ✔️✔️an organic compound found in the muscles made of
creatine and phosphoric acid where its hydrolysis provides energy for the contraction of
the muscles
Creatinine - ✔️✔️a product of the metabolism of creatine, which is excreted in the urine
Urinary Bladder - ✔️✔️a temporary storage reservoir for urine located in the pelvic
cavity
Peristaltic Waves - ✔️✔️involuntary movements of the longitudinal and circular
muscles
Renal Pelvis - ✔️✔️funnel-shaped structure located centrally at the hilum of the kidney
Renal Papillae - ✔️✔️the tips of the renal pyramids that act as conduits for the urinary
filtrate to reach the ureter
Interlobular Veins - ✔️✔️cortical radiate veins
Peritubular - ✔️✔️surrounding a tubule
Distal - ✔️✔️situated relatively away
Proximal - ✔️✔️situated relatively close
Fenestration - ✔️✔️an opening or a pore in an anatomical structure
Renal Pelvis - ✔️✔️funnel-shaped structure located centrally at the hilum of the kidney
Renal Papillae - ✔️✔️the tips of the renal pyramids that act as conduits for the urinary
filtrate to reach the ureter
Interlobular Veins - ✔️✔️cortical radiate veins
Visceral - ✔️✔️related to viscera, that is, the internal organs
Corpuscle - ✔️✔️a minute cell or body inside the body of an organism