Relier Pairs 3.41 Bases of the Urinary System Version en ligne Concepts of the Urinary System par Jorge Arizpe 1 Urethra 2 Main components of the urinary system 3 Steps of urine formation: 4 Ureters 5 Systems invovled with excretion 6 The components of the Nephron are: 7 Functions of the urinary system 8 Urine composition 9 Urinary bladder 10 Anatomic components of the kidney 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 urinary bladder and 1 urethra. Renal capsule, renal cortex, renal medulla (inside of the kidney), renal pyramids and renal pelvis. 95% water, 5% solids and dissolved gases. Glomerulus, Bownman capsule, peritubular capillaries, , Capsula de Bowman, Capilares peritubulares, Proximal tube, Henle haft ,Distal conecting tube. Glomerular filtration, tubular re-absoption and tubular secretion. Tube that connects the urinary bladder with the outside. It is larger in men than in women. Long muscular tubes. They connect the kidney with the urinary bladder. They mobe the urine by gravity and a muscular movement known as peristalsis. Urinary, Digestive and Integumentary (skin) systems. Excretion, control of liquid balance, controls the pH, regulates the blood pressure and helps regulate the production of red blood cells. Temporary deposit of urine. It has a region called trigone, related with the felling of having to pee.