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Urinary system .......
regulate homeostasis of body fluid- water and ph
regulation
-waste excretion
urinary system functions
-ph regulation
-vit d sythesis
-epo
kidneys-primary organs
organs of the urinary -ureters
system -urinary bladder
-urethra
-approx. 11cm by 7 cm by 3 cm
-postural abdominal cavity (between T12 and L3)
shape size and location
-Renal Fascia and perirenal fat capsules (renal fat
(medial side)
pad): heavy cushion of fat that surrounds each
kidney
Ureter tube from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Urinary Bladder storage space for urine
urethra Tube for excretion of urine
the ureter is composed the mucous lining, muscular middle layer fibrous
of 3 layers:
the bladder is lined with ragau
urothelium that forms
folds called____________
, the ureter wall has 3 transitional epithelium, smooth muscle, fibrous coat
layers
parasympathic -Urine moves through the ureters by peristalsis
involuntary
the ureters enter the lower
bladder on the _________
side
the oblique path of of the valve
ureter through the wall of
the bladder, permits the
junction to act as a
____________ reducing the
bladder as it becomes
full
-lined by transitional epithelium
-Composed mostly of smooth muscle tissue
Urinary bladder structure
Parasympathic involuntary
-can distend considerably
-reservoir for urine before it leaves the body
Function
-aided by the urethra, expels urine from the body
-small tube lined with mucous membranes that
extends from the floor of the bladder to the exterior
Urethra of the body
- Smooth muscles parasympathetic Involuntary
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How long is the urethrae 3 cm long
in females ? -meatus is in the vestibule
20 cm
How long is the urethra in - passes through the prostate
males -enters base of the penis
-meatus is at the end of the penis