BIOS1170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Renal Pelvis, Renal Medulla, Renal Pyramids

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Lecture 1 anatomy of the urinary system. Functions: removal of waste from body fluids. Urea = by-products from protein breakdown in kidney. Uric acid = by product of nucleic acid breakdown. Creatinine = from creatine phosphate in muscle: discharge of waste product. Through urinary tract organs eliminating urine (ureters, urinary bladder, urethra) Micturition = urination contraction of bladder forces urine through urethra and out of body (reflex action: homeostatic regulation. Blood plasma volume (water balance) = adjusting volume of water lost in urine. Regulating plasma ion concentrations and loss in urine (sodium, potassium, chloride ions) 2 kidneys filter blood and create urine (from blood plasma) 2 ureters moving urine from kidneys to urinary bladder. 1 urinary bladder stores urine until elimination. 1 urethra excretes urine from bladder to exterior. Left side of vertebral column, left lies superior to right. Position maintained by: peritoneum, contact with visceral organs, 3 layers connective tissues.

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