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15

PART A
The Urinary System

PowerPoint® Lecture Slide Presentation by Jerry L. Cook, Sam Houston University

ESSENTIALS
OF HUMAN
ANATOMY
& PHYSIOLOGY
EIGHTH EDITION

ELAINE N. MARIEB

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Functions of the Urinary System
 Elimination of waste products
 Nitrogenous wastes
 Toxins
 Drugs

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Functions of the Urinary System
 Regulate aspects of homeostasis
 Water balance
 Electrolytes
 Acid-base balance in the blood
 Blood pressure
 Red blood cell production
 Activation of vitamin D

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Organs of the Urinary system
 Kidneys
 Ureters
 Urinary bladder
 Urethra

Figure 15.1a
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Location of the Kidneys
 Against the dorsal body wall
 At the level of T12 to L3
 The right kidney is slightly lower than the left
 Attached to ureters, renal blood vessels, and
nerves at renal hilus
 Atop each kidney is an adrenal gland

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Coverings of the Kidneys
 Renal capsule
 Surrounds each kidney
 Adipose capsule
 Surrounds the kidney
 Provides protection to the kidney
 Helps keep the kidney in its correct
location

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Regions of the Kidney
 Renal cortex –
outer region
 Renal medulla –
inside the cortex
 Renal pelvis –
inner collecting
tube

Figure 15.2b
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Kidney Structures
 Medullary pyramids – triangular regions of
tissue in the medulla
 Renal columns – extensions of cortex-like
material inward
 Calyces – cup-shaped structures that funnel
urine towards the renal pelvis

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Blood Flow in the Kidneys

Figure 15.2c
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Nephrons
 The structural and functional units of the
kidneys
 Responsible for forming urine
 Main structures of the nephrons
 Glomerulus
 Renal tubule

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Glomerulus
 A specialized
capillary bed
 Attached to
arterioles on both
sides (maintains
high pressure)
 Large afferent
arteriole
 Narrow efferent
arteriole

Figure 15.3c
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Glomerulus
 Capillaries are
covered with
podocytes from the
renal tubule
 The glomerulus sits
within a glomerular
capsule (the first part
of the renal tubule)

Figure 15.3c
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Renal Tubule
 Glomerular
(Bowman’s)
capsule
 Proximal
convoluted tubule
 Loop of Henle
 Distal convoluted
tubule

Figure 15.3b
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Types of Nephrons
 Cortical nephrons
 Located entirely in the cortex
 Includes most nephrons

Figure 15.3a
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Types of Nephrons
 Juxtamedullary nephrons
 Found at the boundary of the cortex and
medulla

Figure 15.3a
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Peritubular Capillaries
 Arise from efferent arteriole of the
glomerulus
 Normal, low pressure capillaries
 Attached to a venule
 Cling close to the renal tubule
 Reabsorb (reclaim) some substances from
collecting tubes

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Urine Formation Processes
 Filtration
 Reabsorption
 Secretion

Figure 15.4
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Filtration
 Nonselective passive process
 Water and solutes smaller than proteins are
forced through capillary walls
 Blood cells cannot pass out to the capillaries
 Filtrate is collected in the glomerular capsule
and leaves via the renal tubule

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Reabsorption
 The peritubular capillaries reabsorb several
materials
 Some water
 Glucose
 Amino acids
 Ions
 Some reabsorption is passive, most is active
 Most reabsorption occurs in the proximal
convoluted tubule

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Materials Not Reabsorbed
 Nitrogenous waste products
 Urea
 Uric acid
 Creatinine
 Excess water

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Secretion – Reabsorption in Reverse
 Some materials move from the peritubular
capillaries into the renal tubules
 Hydrogen and potassium ions
 Creatinine
 Materials left in the renal tubule move toward
the ureter

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Formation of Urine

Figure 15.5
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Characteristics of Urine Used for Medical
Diagnosis
 Colored somewhat yellow due to the pigment
urochrome (from the destruction of
hemoglobin) and solutes
 Sterile
 Slightly aromatic
 Normal pH of around 6
 Specific gravity of 1.001 to 1.035

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Ureters
 Slender tubes attaching the kidney to the
bladder
 Continuous with the renal pelvis
 Enter the posterior aspect of the bladder
 Runs behind the peritoneum
 Peristalsis aids gravity in urine transport

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