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