Relier Pairs 3.41 Bases of the Urinary System Version en ligne Concepts of the Urinary System par Jorge Arizpe 1 Main components of the urinary system 2 Systems invovled with excretion 3 The components of the Nephron are: 4 Urethra 5 Urinary bladder 6 Steps of urine formation: 7 Anatomic components of the kidney 8 Functions of the urinary system 9 Urine composition 10 Ureters Urinary, Digestive and Integumentary (skin) systems. 95% water, 5% solids and dissolved gases. 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. Renal capsule, renal cortex, renal medulla (inside of the kidney), renal pyramids and renal pelvis. 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. 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.